Agathemerodea

Agathemerodea
Agathemera crassa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Phasmatodea
Suborder:	Agathemerodea
Family:	Agathemeridae
Subfamily:	Agathemerinae
Tribe:	Agathemerini
Genus:	Agathemera Stål, 1875
Species
A. claraziana (Saussure, 1868) A. crassa (Blanchard, 1851) A. elegans (Philippi, 1863) A. grylloidea (Westwood, 1859) A. luteola Camousseight, 2006 A. maculafulgens Camousseight, 1995 A. mesoauriculae Camousseight, 1995 A. millepunctata Redtenbacher, 1906

Agathemerodea is a suborder of the insect order Phasmatodea, comprising the stick insects and leaf insects. It consists of the sole genus Agathemera, with the several species limited to the mountainous regions of Argentina, Chile and Peru.

Agathemera maculafulgens

External links

• Phasmida Species File
• Phasmid Study Group: Agathemerodea