Tepakiphasma ngatikuri, a new genus and species of stick insect (Phasmatodea) from the Far North of New Zealand

• Main Authors: Thomas R. Buckley, Sven Bradler
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Phasmatinae; Te Paki; New Zealand; North Cape; Paki
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.602.4516; http://www.ento.org.nz/nzentomologist/new_issues/NZEnto33_1_2010/Volume_33_118-126.pdf

We describe a new genus and species of stick insect from Northland, New Zealand, Tepakiphasma ngatikuri, gen. nov., sp. nov. We have classifi ed this genus as a member of Phasmatidae, Phasmatinae, Acanthoxylini, and due to the presence of certain key synapomorphies it is phylogenetically placed with...