Acanthoderus Explained

Acanthoderus[1] is a monotypic genus of stick insects in the tribe Pachymorphini. The single species Acanthoderus spinosus has a known distribution in Australia.[2]

From 1859 until 1875 the similar but unrelated Hoploclonia gecko was placed in the genus Acanthoderus.

Notes and References

  1. Gray GR (1835) Synopsis of the species of insects belonging to the family of Phasmidae 14.
  2. http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1203789 Phasmida Species File: genus Acanthoderus Gray, 1835 (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 19 July 2021)

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