Achrioptera (lat.) - a genus of insects from the ghost squad. Almost all species are endemic to Madagascar and the surrounding islands, only one species is common in Africa .
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 Achrioptera fallax (male) | ||||||||||||||
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There are 11 species in the genus Achrioptera [1] [2] :
- Achrioptera fallax Coquerel , 1861 - endemic to Northern Madagascar;
- Achrioptera gracilis Hennemann & Conle , 2004 - endemic of Madagascar;
- Achrioptera griveaudi Paulian , 1960 - endemic to the Comoros [3] ;
- Achrioptera impennis Redtenbacher , 1908 - endemic of Madagascar;
- Achrioptera lobipes ( Rehn , 1940) - endemic of Madagascar;
- Achrioptera magnifica Hennemann & Conle , 2004 - endemic of Madagascar;
- Achrioptera manga ( sp. Nov. , 2019) - endemic of Madagascar [2]
- Achrioptera maroloko ( sp. Nov. , 2019) - endemic of Madagascar [2]
- Achrioptera punctipes - Africa and Madagascar;
- A. p. cliquennoisi Hennemann & Conle , 2004 - Madagascar;
- A. p. punctipes ( Serville , 1838) - Africa;
- Achrioptera pygmaea Redtenbacher , 1908 - endemic of Madagascar;
- Achrioptera spinosissima ( Kirby , 1891) - endemic of Madagascar.
Achrioptera fallax (male)
Notes
- ↑ Brock, PD genus Achrioptera Coquerel, 1861 . Phasmida Species File Online. Version 5.0 / 5.0.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Glaw, Frank; Hawlitschek, Oliver; Dunz, Andreas; Goldberg, Julia; Bradler, Sven. When Giant Stick Insects Play With Colors: Molecular Phylogeny of the Achriopterini and Description of Two New Splendid Species (Phasmatodea: Achrioptera ) From Madagascar // Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution : journal. - 2019 .-- April 2. - DOI : 10.3389 / fevo.2019.00105 .
- ↑ Comoros - Living National Treasures .