| Achrioptera | |
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| Male Achrioptera fallax | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Tribe: | Achriopterini |
| Genus: | Achrioptera Coquerel, 1861 |
Achrioptera is a genus of stick insects first described in 1861.1 It is one of two genera in the tribe Achriopterini, the other being Glawiana. Species in the genus Achrioptera occur in Africa, including Madagascar.2 Although they are brightly colored, members of Achrioptera are able to effectively mimic thorny twigs and sticks for camouflage.3
Species
It includes the following species:2
- Achrioptera cliquennoisi Hennemann & Conle, 2004
- Achrioptera fallax Coquerel, 1861
- Achrioptera gracilis Hennemann & Conle, 2004
- Achrioptera griveaudi Paulian, 1960
- Achrioptera hugeli Cliquennois, 2021
- Achrioptera impennis Redtenbacher, 1908
- Achrioptera lobipes (Rehn, 1940)
- Achrioptera magnifica Hennemann & Conle, 2004
- Achrioptera manga (Glaw, Hawlitschek, Dunz, Goldberg & Bradler, 2019)
- Achrioptera maroloko (Glaw, Hawlitschek, Dunz, Goldberg & Bradler, 2019)
- Achrioptera punctipes (Audinet-Serville, 1838)
- Achrioptera pygmaea Redtenbacher, 1908
- Achrioptera spinosissima (Kirby, 1891)
References
References
- Coquerel, Charles (1861). "Orthoptères de Bourbon et de Madagascar". Annales de la Société entomologique de France. 4: 495–499.
- "genus Achrioptera Coquerel, 1861". Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0). Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- Jolly, A.; Oberle, P.; Albignac, R. (2016-01-22). Key Environments: Madagascar. Elsevier. ISBN 9781483285955.