Pharnacia sumatrana[1] or Sumatran Stick Insect is a species of stick insect endemic to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java.
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| Adult female Pharnacia sumatrana specimen from the private collection of Andrew Markey | |
Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Pharnacia sumatrana (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
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| Synonyms | |
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Pharnacia rigida Redtenbacher, 1908 | |
Description
editFemales 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
edit- ^ 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
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Media related to Pharnacia sumatrana at Wikimedia Commons- Phasmida Species File
- Phasmid Study Group
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