Trachythorax is an Asian genus of stick insects in the family Lonchodidae and subfamily Necrosciinae. Species have been recorded from the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia through to New Guinea.
The genus has males much smaller than females. Both sexes are winged and active fliers. The mesonotum is often strongly raised. A brightly coloured membranous ring shows between the pronotum and the head and most species lay eggs in clusters with the eggs having a flower-like collar radiating around them. This architecture might be an adaptation against parasitoid wasps.
Species
Species in the genus include:
- Trachythorax albomaculatus
- Trachythorax auranticollis
- Trachythorax chinensis <small>(Redtenbacher, 1908)</small>
- Trachythorax expallescens <small>Redtenbacher, 1908</small>
- Trachythorax fuscocarinatus <small>Chen & He, 1995</small>
- Trachythorax gohi <small>Brock, 1999</small>
- Trachythorax illaesa
- Trachythorax incertus <small>Redtenbacher, 1908</small>
- Trachythorax longialatus <small>Cai, 1989</small>
- Trachythorax maculicollis <small>(Westwood, 1848)</small> (syn. Trachythorax atrosignata )
- Trachythorax planiceps <small>Redtenbacher, 1908</small>
- Trachythorax sexpunctatus <small>(Shiraki, 1911)</small>
- Trachythorax sparaxes <small>(Westwood, 1859)</small>
- Trachythorax unicolor <small>Redtenbacher, 1908</small>
- Trachythorax yunnanensis
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