Extatosoma Explained

Extatosoma^[1] is a genus of phasmids, in the monotypic subfamily Extatosomatinae, with two species. One occurs in Australia, one in New Guinea. Both have a colour morph imitating leaves, and one imitating lichen.

Name

The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek έκστασις "to be outside oneself" and soma "body".

Species

The Phasmida Species File^[2] lists:

• Extatosoma popa Stål, 1875 (New Guinea)
• Extatosoma tiaratum (Macleay, 1826) - type species (Australia)

External links

• Phasmid Study Group: Extatosoma
• Pictures and descriptions of subspecies (in French)

Notes and References

1. Gray GR (1833) The Entomology of Australia, in a series of monographs. Part 1 containing the monograph of the genus Phasma 23.
2. http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1201724 Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 6 February 2021)