Pharnacia sumatrana

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Pharnacia sumatrana
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Adult female Pharnacia sumatrana specimen from the private collection of Andrew Markey
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Subfamily: Clitumninae
Tribe: Pharnaciini
Genus: Pharnacia
Species:
P. sumatrana
Binomial name
Pharnacia sumatrana
(Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
Synonyms

Pharnacia rigidaRedtenbacher, 1908

Pharnacia sumatrana [1] or Sumatran Stick Insect is a species of stick insect endemic to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java.

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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]

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References

  1. Brunner von Wattenwyl. 1907. Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. II. Phasmidae Anareolatae (Clitumnini, Lonchodini, Bacunculini). Phasmiden:184.
  2. "Phasmatodea.com: Pharnacia sumatrana Halimun" . Retrieved 28 April 2022.