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Niveaphasma

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Niveaphasma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Subfamily: Pachymorphinae
Tribe: Pachymorphini
Genus: Niveaphasma
Jewell & Brock, 2003
Species:
N. annulata
Binomial name
Niveaphasma annulata
(Hutton, 1898)

Niveaphasma annulata is a species of stick insect found in New Zealand.[1]

It is the sole member of the genus Niveaphasma which is unique among stick insects because it can be found living in alpine areas.[2]

Distribution and habitat

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Niveaphasma annulata is restricted to the southern half of the South Island. It is absent from the North Island and has not been observed north of Arthur's Pass.[2]

References

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  1. ^ O'Neill, Shay B.; Buckley, Thomas R.; Jewell, Tony R.; Ritchie, Peter A. (November 2009). "Phylogeographic history of the New Zealand stick insect Niveaphasma annulata (Phasmatodea) estimated from mitochondrial and nuclear loci". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 53 (2): 523–536. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.07.007. ISSN 1095-9513. PMID 19596452.
  2. ^ a b "Niveaphasma". Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. Retrieved 2019-08-21.