Niveaphasma annulata is a species of stick insect found in New Zealand.[1]
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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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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.