Timema monikense

Timema monikense
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Phasmatodea
Family:	Timematidae
Genus:	Timema
Species:	T. monikense
Binomial name
Timema monikense Vickery & Sandoval, 1998

Timema monikense, the Santa Monica Mountains timema, ^[1] (originally Timema monikensis) is a parthenogenetic stick insect native to California. ^{[2] [3]}

Distribution

The Santa Monica Mountains timema is endemic to the state of California in the United States. It can be found in Southern California, in the Santa Monica Mountain range, hence its common name. ^[4]

References

1. "Santa Monica Mountains Timema - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
2. Vickery, V.R.; Sandoval, C.P. (1988). "Timema monikensis species nov. (Phasmatoptera: Timematodea: Timematidae), a new parthenogenetic species in California". Lyman Entomological Museum and Research Laboratory Note. 22: 1–3.
3. Vickery, Vernon R.; Sandoval, Cristina P. (2001). "Descriptions of three new species of Timema (Phasmatoptera: Timematodea: Timematidae) and notes on three other species". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 10: 53. doi: 10.1665/1082-6467(2001)010[0053:DOTNSO]2.0.CO;2 . ISSN   1082-6467.
4. "Santa Monica Mountains Timema (Timema monikense)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-05-16.