Agathemera[1] is a genus of stick insects in the suborder Euphasmatodea and superfamily Pseudophasmatoidea. It consists of several species limited to the mountainous regions of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.[2]
| Agathemera | |
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| Agathemera crassa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Suborder: | Euphasmatodea |
| Superfamily: | Pseudophasmatoidea |
| Family: | Agathemeridae Engel & Bradler, 2024 |
| Genus: | Agathemera Stål, 1875 |
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Paradoxomorpha Brancsik, 1898 | |
This genus is the sole representative of the monotypic family Agathemeridae[3] and tribe Agathemerini; it was also placed in the suborder Agathemerodea, but the latter is now considered of doubtful validity.[4]
Species
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The Phasmida Species File includes following species:[2]
- Agathemera claraziana (Saussure, 1868)
- Agathemera crassa (Blanchard, 1851) - type species (as Anisomorpha pardalina Westwood)
- Agathemera elegans (Philippi, 1863)
- Agathemera grylloides (Westwood, 1859)
- Agathemera luteola Camousseight, 2006
- Agathemera maculafulgens Camousseight, 1995
- Agathemera mesoauriculae Camousseight, 1995
- Agathemera millepunctata Redtenbacher, 1906
References
edit- ^ Stål C (1875) Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 32: 56, 95.
- ^ a b Phasmida Species File: genus Agathemera Stål, 1875 (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 27 May 2021)
- ^ Engel, Michael S.; Bradler, Sven (2024). "On the availability of the family-group name Agathemeridae (Phasmatodea)". Zootaxa. 5496. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5496.4.9.
- ^ Phasmida Species File: nomen dubium Agathemerodea (Version 5.0/5.0, retrieved 27 May 2021)
External links
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Data related to Agathemera at Wikispecies
Media related to Agathemera at Wikimedia Commons- Phasmid Study Group: Agathemerodea
