''Acanthoxyla''
is a genus of Phasmatodea, stick insects in the family Phasmatidae (tribe Acanthoxylini).
All the individuals of the genus are female and asexual reproduction, reproduce asexually by parthenogenesis. However, a male ''Acanthoxyla inermis'' was recently discovered in the UK, probably the result of chromosome loss. The genus is the result of interspecific Hybrid (biology), hybridisation resulting in some Polyploidy, triploid lineages and some diploid lineages. The genus is endemic to New Zealand,
but some species have been accidentally introduced elsewhere. The genus name ''Acanthoxyla'' translates from Greek as prickly stick (acantho = thorn; xyla = wood).
Species
The Catalogue of Life lists:
* ''Acanthoxyla fasciata''
(Frederick Hutton (scientist), Hutton, 1899)
* ''Acanthoxyla geisovii''
(Kaup, 1866)
* ''Acanthoxyla huttoni''
Salmon, 1955
* ''Acanthoxyla inermis''
Salmon, 1955
* ''Acanthoxyla intermedia''
Salmon, 1955
* ''Acanthoxyla prasina''
(Westwood, 1859)
* ''Acanthoxyla speciosa''
Salmon, 1955
* ''Acanthoxyla suteri''
(Frederick Hutton (scientist), Hutton, 1899)
See also
* List of stick insects of New Zealand
References
[Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (eds) (2011). "]
Acanthoxyla
'". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, UK. Accessed 24 September 2012.
External links
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Phasmatidae of New Zealand
Phasmatodea genera
Taxa named by Boris Uvarov
Phasmatidae