Diapheromera is a genus of stick insects in the family Diapheromeridae. There are about 14 described species in Diapheromera.[1][2][3]
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| Diapheromera arizonensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Diapheromeridae |
| Subfamily: | Diapheromerinae |
| Genus: | Diapheromera Gray, 1835 |
Species
editThese 14 species belong to the genus Diapheromera.[2][3]
- Diapheromera arizonensis Caudell, 1903 (Arizona walkingstick)
- Diapheromera beckeri Kaup, 1871
- Diapheromera calcarata (Burmeister, 1838)
- Diapheromera carolina Scudder, 1901 (Carolina walkingstick)
- Diapheromera covilleae Rehn & Hebard, 1909 (creosote bush walkingstick)
- Diapheromera erythropleura Hebard, 1923
- Diapheromera femorata (Say, 1824) (northern walkingstick)
- Diapheromera kevani Vickery, 1997
- Diapheromera nitens Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Diapheromera persimilis Caudell, 1904 (similar walkingstick)
- Diapheromera petita Vickery, 1997
- Diapheromera tamaulipensis Rehn, J.A.G., 1909 (tamaulipan walkingstick)
- Diapheromera torquata Hebard, 1934
- Diapheromera velii Walsh, 1864 (prairie walkingstick)
References
edit- ^ "Diapheromera Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ a b "Diapheromera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ a b "Browse Diapheromera". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Brock, Paul D. (1999). The amazing world of stick and leaf-insects. Vol. 26. The Amateur Entomologists' Society. ISBN 0-900054-63-8.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - Otte, Daniel; Brock, Paul (2003). Phasmida Species File: A Catalog of the Stick and Leaf Insects of the World. The Orthopterists' Society. ISBN 1-929014-03-1.
- Otte, Daniel; Brock, Paul (2005). Phasmida Species File: Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the World. Vol. Second Edition. Insect Diversity Association at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. ISBN 1-929014-08-2.
External links
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