Agathemera
Genus of stick insects
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Suborder: | Euphasmatodea |
| Superfamily: | Pseudophasmatoidea |
| Family: | Agathemeridae Engel & Bradler, 2024 |
| Genus: | Agathemera Stål, 1875 |
| Synonyms | |
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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
