''Oncotophasma'' is a
Neotropical genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
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 ...
in the
Diapheromeridae
Diapheromeridae is a family of stick insects ( order Phasmatodea). They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea.
The family contains some huge species, e.g. '' Paraphanocles keratosqueleton'' which can grow to over ...
family. The genus was created by
James Abram Garfield Rehn
James Abram Garfield Rehn (October 26, 1881 – January 25, 1965) was an American entomologist who was a specialist on the New World Orthoptera. He worked at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, making several collection expeditions aro ...
in 1904 and differentiated from the related genus ''Bostra'' on the basis of males having hind femur bearing spines and mid femur bearing two spines at the apex.
Species
The genus ''Oncotophasma'' consists of the following species known from Central and South America:
* ''
Oncotophasma armatum
''Oncotophasma'' is a Neotropical genus of Phasmatodea in the Diapheromeridae family. The genus was created by James Abram Garfield Rehn in 1904 and differentiated from the related genus ''Bostra'' on the basis of males having hind femur bearing s ...
''
(Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
* ''
Oncotophasma coxatum
''Oncotophasma'' is a Neotropical genus of Phasmatodea in the Diapheromeridae family. The genus was created by James Abram Garfield Rehn
James Abram Garfield Rehn (October 26, 1881 – January 25, 1965) was an American entomologist who was a spec ...
''
(Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
* ''
Oncotophasma limonense
''Oncotophasma'' is a Neotropical genus of Phasmatodea in the Diapheromeridae family. The genus was created by James Abram Garfield Rehn in 1904 and differentiated from the related genus ''Bostra'' on the basis of males having hind femur bearing s ...
''
(Zompro, 2007)
* ''
Oncotophasma maculosum
''Oncotophasma'' is a Neotropical genus of Phasmatodea in the Diapheromeridae family. The genus was created by James Abram Garfield Rehn in 1904 and differentiated from the related genus ''Bostra'' on the basis of males having hind femur bearing s ...
''
(Zompro, 2007)
* ''
Oncotophasma martini
''Oncotophasma'' is a Neotropical genus of Phasmatodea in the Diapheromeridae family. The genus was created by James Abram Garfield Rehn in 1904 and differentiated from the related genus ''Bostra'' on the basis of males having hind femur bearing s ...
''
(Griffini, 1896)
* ''
Oncotophasma modestum
''Oncotophasma'' is a Neotropical genus of Phasmatodea in the Diapheromeridae family. The genus was created by James Abram Garfield Rehn in 1904 and differentiated from the related genus ''Bostra'' on the basis of males having hind femur bearing s ...
''
(Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
* ''
Oncotophasma podagricum''
(Stål, 1875)
* ''
Oncotophasma weitschati''
(Zompro, 2007)
References
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Phasmatodea