Pachyscia Explained

Pachyscia is a genus of Asian stick insects in the tribe Necrosciini, erected by Josef Redtenbacher in 1908.^[1] Species have been recorded from Vietnam and China.^[2]

Species

The Phasmida Species File^[2] lists:

1. Pachyscia bipunctata Redtenbacher, 1908
2. Pachyscia dilatata (Chen & He, 2004)
3. Pachyscia hainanensis Ho, 2013
4. Pachyscia heishidingensis Ho, 2012
5. Pachyscia longicauda (Bi, 1990)
6. Pachyscia plagiata Redtenbacher, 1908 - type species (by subsequent designation: multiple localities in Vietnam)
7. Pachyscia quadriguttata (Chen & He, 1996)

Notes and References

1. Redtenbacher J (1908) Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. III. Phasmidae Anareolatae (Phibalosomini, Acrophyllini, Necrosciini). 3: 530.
2. Web site: Phasmida Species File . Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0) Genus Pachyscia Redtenbacher, 1908. 26 November 2022.