Biology:Niveaphasma
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Short description: Genus of stick insects
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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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| 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
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Niveaphasma". http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/science/plants-animals-fungi/animals/invertebrates/systematics/phasmatodea/classification/niveaphasma.
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