Extatosoma

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
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
OrdoPhasmatodea
Subordo: Verophasmatodea
Infraordo: Anareolatae

Familia: Phasmatidae
Subfamilia: Extatosomatinae
Genus: Extatosoma
Species: E. tiaratum – E. popa
Name
Extatosoma Gray, 1833

Extatosoma[1] 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".
Species

The Phasmida Species File[2] lists:

Extatosoma popa Stål, 1875 (New Guinea)
Extatosoma tiaratum (Macleay, 1826) - type species (Australia)

References

Gray GR (1833) The Entomology of Australia, in a series of monographs. Part 1 containing the monograph of the genus Phasma 23.
Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 6 February 2021)