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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Supercohort: Polyneoptera
Cohort: Anartioptera
Magnordo: Polyorthoptera
Superordo: Orthopterida
Ordo: Phasmatodea
Subordo: Verophasmatodea
Infraordo: Anareolatae

Familia: Phasmatidae
Subfamilia: Phasmatinae
Tribus: Acanthoxylini
Genus: Clitarchus
Species (3): C. hookeri – C. rakauwhakanekeneke – C. tepaki
Name

Clitarchus Stål, 1875: Recensio Orth., 3, 34.
References

Buckley, T.R.; Myers, S.S.; Bradler, S. 2014: Revision of the stick insect genus Clitarchus Stål (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae): new synonymies and two new species from northern New Zealand. Zootaxa 3900(4): 451–482. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3900.4.1 Reference page.

Clitarchus is a genus of stick insects in the Phasmatidae family and Phasmatinae sub-family.[1] This genus is the most common stick insect in New Zealand. It is found widely throughout the North Island and part of the South Island on kanuka and manuka, as well as various common garden plants.[2]
Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

Clitarchus hookeri White, 1846
Clitarchus tepaki Buckley, Myers and Bradler, 2014
Clitarchus rakauwhakanekeneke Buckley, Myers and Bradler, 2014

References

"Clitarchus Stål". Landcare Research. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
"Clitarchus". Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. Retrieved 2018-08-22.

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