Niveaphasma
| Niveaphasma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Subfamily: | Pachymorphinae |
| Tribe: | Pachymorphini |
| Genus: | Niveaphasma Jewell & Brock, 2003 |
| Species: | N. annulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Niveaphasma annulata (Hutton, 1898)
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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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Niveaphasma". Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. Retrieved 2019-08-21.