| Ramulus westwoodii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Subfamily: | Clitumninae |
| Tribe: | Clitumnini |
| Genus: | Ramulus |
| Species: | R. westwoodii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ramulus westwoodii (Wood-Mason, 1873) | |
| Synonyms | |
Cuniculina westwoodii | |
Ramulus westwoodii is a species of stick insect first described by James Wood-Mason in 1873 and named in honour of John O. Westwood. [5] [2] [1] [6] [4] [3] [7] [8]
Robert Walter Campbell Shelford, was a British entomologist and museum administrator and naturalist, with a special interest in entomology and insect mimicry; he specialised in cockroaches and also did some significant work on stick insects.
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