''Nesiophasma''
[Günther, 1935 Mitteilungen der Deutschen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 5:5-9] is a genus of very large
stick insect
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida, Phasmatoptera or Spectra) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walking sticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as ...
s within the order
Phasmatodea
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida, Phasmatoptera or Spectra) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walking sticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as ...
and the tribe of
Stephanacridini
The PlatycraninaeBrunner von Wattenwyl (1893) ''Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova'' (2)13 (33): 97. are an anareolate subfamily of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. Their known distribution includes southe ...
. Known species occur in
Sulawesi
Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...
, Selayar Island south of Sulawesi, Sangir Island, Lesser Sunda Islands (Romang Island), and
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
. 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
''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 sout ...
''
(Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
* ''
Nesiophasma oligarches
''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 sout ...
''
(Günther, 1935)
* ''
Nesiophasma plateni
''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 sout ...
''
(Dohrn, 1910)
* ''
Nesiophasma sananaense
''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 sout ...
''
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