Extatosoma
Sign in to saveExtatosoma is a genus of phasmids, in the monotypic subfamily Extatosomatinae, with two species. One occurs in Australia, one in New Guinea. Both have a colour morph imitating leaves, and one imitating lichen.
Museum specimens
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- 2
- Family
- Phasmatidae
- Collections
- AM, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea
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Extatosoma is a genus of phasmids, in the monotypic subfamily Extatosomatinae, with two species. One occurs in Australia, one in New Guinea. Both have a colour morph imitating leaves, and one imitating lichen.
==Name== The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek έκστασις "to be outside oneself" and soma "body".
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