Brockphasma is currently a monotypic genus of Asian stick insects in the tribe Necrosciini, erected by G.W.C. Ho, Liu, Bresseel & Constant in 2014.[1] To date, one species has been recorded from Vietnam.[2]
| Brockphasma | |
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| Brockphasma spinifemoralis (male and female in captivity) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Lonchodidae |
| Subfamily: | Necrosciinae |
| Tribe: | Necrosciini |
| Genus: | Brockphasma Ho, Liu, Bresseel & Constant, 2014 |
Species
editThe Phasmida Species File[2] currently only includes Brockphasma spinifemoralis Ho, Liu, Bresseel & Constant, 2014: found in Bạch Mã National Park; the genus was named after the English stick insect specialist Paul Brock.
References
edit- ^ Ho GWC, Liu X-Y, Bresseel J, Constant J (2014) Brockphasma spinifemoralis gen. et spec. nov.: a new phasmid genus and new species of Neohiraseini (Phasmida: Necrosciinae) from Vietnam, Zootaxa 3826(1): 282-290.
- ^ a b "Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0) Genus Brockphasma Ho, Liu, Bresseel & Constant, 2014". Phasmida Species File. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
External links
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Data related to Brockphasma at Wikispecies
Media related to Necrosciinae at Wikimedia Commons
