Acrophylla
TaxonAcrophylla
AuthorityGray, 1835
Synonyms
  • Vetilia Redtenbacher, 1908

Acrophylla is a genus of stick insects in the tribe Phasmatini, erected by George Robert Gray in 1835.[1] Species are found in Sichuan, Australia, New Guinea and surrounding islands such as Tasmania and Larat.[2]

Species

The Phasmida Species File[2] includes:

  1. Acrophylla alta
  2. Acrophylla bhaskarai
  3. Acrophylla cookorum
  4. Acrophylla enceladus
  5. Acrophylla maindroni
  6. Acrophylla nubilosa
  7. Acrophylla sichuanensis
  8. Acrophylla thoon
  9. Acrophylla titan - type species (as Phasma titan )
  10. Acrophylla wuelfingi

References

  1. ^ Gray GR (1835) In: Synopsis of the species of insects belonging to the family of Phasmidae. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, London. 1–48 pp. Available here
  2. ^ Phasmida Species File: genus Acrophylla Gray, 1835. (retrieved 31 July 2025)