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Acanthoderus

Genus of stick insects

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This article is about the genus of stick insects. For the synonym of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, see Acanthoderes. For the synonym of bugs in the family Coreidae, see Acanthocerus.

Acanthoderus[1] is a monotypic genus of stick insects in the tribe Pachymorphini. The single species Acanthoderus spinosus has a known distribution in Australia.[2]

Acanthoderus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Tribe: Pachymorphini
Genus: Acanthoderus
Gray, 1835
Species:
A. spinosus
Binomial name
Acanthoderus spinosus
(Gray, 1834)

From 1859 until 1875 the similar but unrelated Hoploclonia gecko was placed in the genus Acanthoderus.

"Acanthoderus gecko" in the description of Gray, 1859

References

  1. ^ Gray GR (1835) Synopsis of the species of insects belonging to the family of Phasmidae 14.
  2. ^ Phasmida Species File: genus Acanthoderus Gray, 1835 (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 19 July 2021)

External links

  •   Data related to Acanthoderus at WikispeciesError: "Q104626457" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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