''Nesiophasma''Günther, 1935 Mitteilungen der Deutschen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 5:5-9 is a genus of very large stick insects within the order Phasmatodea and the tribe of Stephanacridini. Known species occur in Sulawesi, Selayar Island south of Sulawesi, Sangir Island, Lesser Sunda Islands (Romang Island), and

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. The largest in the list of species is '' Nesiophasma giganteum'', with females reaching a body length of 30 cm (12 inches).

Species

The Phasmida Species File lists: * '' Nesiophasma giganteum'' Hennemann, Le Tirant & Purwanto, 2021 * '' Nesiophasma kuehni'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) * '' Nesiophasma oligarches'' (Günther, 1935) * '' Nesiophasma plateni'' (Dohrn, 1910) * '' Nesiophasma sananaense'' Hennemann, 2021 * '' Nesiophasma spinulosum'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) * '' Nesiophasma turbans'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) * '' Nesiophasma zanum'' Hennemann, 1999

References

* Hennemann, Frank. (2021). Stick insects of Sulawesi, Peleng and the Sula Islands, Indonesia—a review including checklists of species and descriptions of new taxa(Insecta: Phasmatodea). Zootaxa. 5073. 1-189. 10.11646/zootaxa.5073.1.1. * Hennemann, Frank. (2020). Megacraniinae-The Palm Stick Insects: A new subfamily of Old World Phasmatodea and a redefinition of Platycraninae Brunner v. Wattenwyl, 1893 (Phasmatodea: "Anareolatae"). Zootaxa. 4896. 151-179. 10.11646/zootaxa.4896.2.1.

External links

Phasmida Species File: Nesiophasma
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nesiophasma (Walking Stick) Phasmatodea genera Phasmatodea of Asia Phasmatidae