''Phasma''
is an Australasian genus of stick insects in the family
Phasmatidae
The Phasmatidae are a family of the stick insects ( order Phasmatodea). They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea.
Like many of their relatives, the Phasmatidae are capable of regenerating limbs and commonly repr ...
, subfamily
Phasmatinae
The Phasmatinae are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. They contain at least three tribes; Bradley and Galil corrected the spelling to "Phasmatinae" and provides a key to tribes.
Tribes and genera
The ''Phasmida Species Fi ...
and tribe
Phasmatini
PhasmatiniLeach (1815) In Brewster, D. ''The Edinburgh Encyclopedia'' 9: 119. is a tribe of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. There are more than 40 described species, found in Australasia, Asia and possibly Brazil.
Genera
These genera b ...
.
Species
The
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Info ...
lists:
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Phasma gigas
''Phasma gigas'' is a large-sized stick insect found in Maluku Islands, Sulawesi, Gorong Islands and Kei Islands. It is often believed that ''Phasma gigas'' is present on New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Pol ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758) - type species (as ''Phasma empusa''
Lichtenstein)
* ''
Phasma marosense''
Hennemann, 1998
* ''
Phasma reinwardtii''
Haan, 1842
Additional images
File:Phasma-reinwardtii-female.jpg, Adult female '' Phasma reinwardtii'' specimen
References
External links
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Phasmatodea genera
Phasmatodea of Asia