Nuichua
Nuichua is a genus of Asian stick insects in the tribe Necrosciini, erected by J Bresseel and J Constant, in 2018.[1] To date (2022) the sole species has been recorded from Vietnam.[2]
| Nuichua | |
|---|---|
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| Nuichua rabaeyae (female and male in captivity) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Lonchodidae |
| Subfamily: | Necrosciinae |
| Tribe: | Necrosciini |
| Genus: | Nuichua Bresseel & Constant, 2018 |
Species
The Phasmida Species File[2] currently only includes Nuichua rabaeyae Bresseel & Constant, 2018: the genus was named after Núi Chúa National Park, where the type specimens were found.
References
- Bresseel J, Constant J (2018) Two new stick insect genera from Vietnam, Nuichua gen. nov. and Pterohirasea gen. nov. with two new species (Phasmida: Diapheromeridae: Necrosciinae). Belgian Journal of Entomology 70: 5.
- "Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0) Genus Nuichua Bresseel & Constant, 2018". Phasmida Species File. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
External links
Data related to Necrosciinae at Wikispecies
Media related to Necrosciinae at Wikimedia Commons
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