Extatosoma

<i>Extatosoma</i>

Extatosoma

Genus of insects

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.

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Name

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

Species

The Phasmida Species File[2] lists:

References

  1. [1]
    Gray GR (1833) The Entomology of Australia, in a series of monographs. Part 1 containing the monograph of the genus Phasma 23.
  2. [2]
    Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 6 February 2021)
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