AcanthoxyliniLeach (1815) In Brewster, D. The Edinburgh Encyclopedia 9(1): 119. is a tribe of Phasmatodeas (stick insects and relatives). They belong to the "typical" stick insects of the superfamily Anareolatae, though they are rather notable among these. For example, the New Zealand giant stick insect (the only species of Argosarchus) is huge, and all Acanthoxyla are females reproducing by parthenogenesis.
Genera The following genera are currently recognized: Acanthoxyla Uvarov, 1944 Argosarchus Hutton Clitarchus Stål, 1875 Pseudoclitarchus Salmon, 1991 Tepakiphasma Buckley and Bradler, 2010
See also List of stick insects of New Zealand
References
External links The Phasmid Study Group: Acanthoxylini