Pharnacia sumatrana
Appearance
Pharnacia sumatrana | |
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Adult female Pharnacia sumatrana specimen from the private collection of Andrew Markey | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Phasmatodea |
Family: | Phasmatidae |
Subfamily: | Clitumninae |
Tribe: | Pharnaciini |
Genus: | Pharnacia |
Species: | P. sumatrana
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Binomial name | |
Pharnacia sumatrana (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
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Synonyms | |
Pharnacia rigida Redtenbacher, 1908 |
Pharnacia sumatrana[1] or Sumatran Stick Insect is a species of stick insect endemic to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java.
Description
Females are large and have a body length over 200 mm (7.9 in). Males are much smaller, with a body length of about 120 mm (4.7 in). Males have wings but are poor fliers.[2]
References
- ^ Brunner von Wattenwyl. 1907. Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. II. Phasmidae Anareolatae (Clitumnini, Lonchodini, Bacunculini). Phasmiden:184.
- ^ "Phasmatodea.com: Pharnacia sumatrana Halimun". Retrieved 28 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Pharnacia sumatrana at Wikimedia Commons
- Phasmida Species File
- Phasmid Study Group