List of stick insects of New Zealand

Undescribed Micrarchus species illustrated by Des Helmore

Stick insects in New Zealand are found in a range of different environments, from cold high alpine areas to dry coastal bush. There are currently 23 different species described, from 10 genera (Landcare Research). The most common species of the stick insect in New Zealand is the smooth stick insect (Clitarchus hookeri) (Salmon 1991). Following Günther (1953), the New Zealand stick insects are placed into the subfamilies Phasmatinae (tribe: Acanthoxylini) and Pachymorphinae (tribe: Pachymorphinini). Classification and identification is based on Jewell & Brock (2002).

This is a list of currently described stick insects in New Zealand:

Family Phasmatinae

Acanthoxyla

• Acanthoxyla fasciata (Hutton 1899)
• Acanthoxyla geisoveii (Kaup 1866)
• Acanthoxyla huttoni (Salmon 1955)
• Acanthoxyla intermedia (Salmon 1955)
• Acanthoxyla inermis (Salmon 1955)
• Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood 1859)
• Acanthoxyla speciosa (Salmon 1955)
• Acanthoxyla suteri (Hutton 1899)

Argosarchus

• Argosarchus horridus (White 1846)

Clitarchus

• Clitarchus hookeri (White 1846)
• Clitarchus rakauwhakanekeneke (Buckley, Myers & Bradler 2014)
• Clitarchus tepaki (Buckley, Myers & Bradler 2014)

Pseudoclitarchus

• Pseudoclitarchus sentus (Salmon, J. T. 1948)

Tepakiphasma

• Tepakiphasma ngatikuri (Buckley & Bradler 2010)

Family Pachymorphinae

Asteliaphasma

• Asteliaphasma jucundum (Salmon 1991)
• Asteliaphasma naomi (Salmon 1991)

Micrarchus

• Micrarchus hystricuelus (Westwood 1859)

Niveaphasma

• Niveaphasma annulata (Hutton 1899)

Spinotectarchus

• Spinotectarchus acornutus (Hutton 1899)

Tectarchus

• Tectarchus huttoni (Brunner 1907)
• Tectarchus ovobessus (Salmon 1954)
• Tectarchus salebrosus (Hutton 1899)
• Tectarchus semilobatus (Salmon 1954)

See also

• Egg (phasmatodea)

References

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