Achrioptera

Achrioptera is a genus of stick insects first described in 1861.[1] It is one of two genera in the tribe Achriopterini, the other being Glawiana. Species in the genus Achrioptera occur in Africa, including Madagascar.[2] Although they are brightly colored, members of Achrioptera are able to effectively mimic thorny twigs and sticks for camouflage.[3]

Achrioptera
Male Achrioptera fallax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Tribe: Achriopterini
Genus: Achrioptera
Coquerel, 1861

Species

It includes the following species:[2]

  • Achrioptera cliquennoisi Hennemann & Conle, 2004
  • Achrioptera fallax Coquerel, 1861
  • Achrioptera gracilis Hennemann & Conle, 2004
  • Achrioptera griveaudi Paulian, 1960
  • Achrioptera hugeli Cliquennois, 2021
  • Achrioptera impennis Redtenbacher, 1908
  • Achrioptera lobipes (Rehn, 1940)
  • Achrioptera magnifica Hennemann & Conle, 2004
  • Achrioptera manga (Glaw, Hawlitschek, Dunz, Goldberg & Bradler, 2019)
  • Achrioptera maroloko (Glaw, Hawlitschek, Dunz, Goldberg & Bradler, 2019)
  • Achrioptera punctipes (Audinet-Serville, 1838)
  • Achrioptera pygmaea Redtenbacher, 1908
  • Achrioptera spinosissima (Kirby, 1891)

References
  1. Coquerel, Charles (1861). "Orthoptères de Bourbon et de Madagascar". Annales de la Société entomologique de France. 4: 495–499.
  2. "genus Achrioptera Coquerel, 1861". Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0). Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. Jolly, A.; Oberle, P.; Albignac, R. (2016-01-22). Key Environments: Madagascar. Elsevier. ISBN 9781483285955.


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