walkingstick - Pseudosermyle stramineus

Moved

… john and jane balaban, 21 January, 2007 - 5:28pm

Bacunculus sp.

This was identified as Bacunculus sp. by Mr. Oskar Conlé (http://www.phasmatodea.de). Thanks to Mr. Biron Bruno (http://lemondedesphasmes.free.fr/) who contacted me with the identification.

… Joyce Gross, 12 October, 2006 - 6:19pm

Nearctica lists Bacunculus

as a synonym for Pseudosermyle stramineus. Since you list that as one of the four walkingsticks in Utah and identify this as Bacunculus, we're interpreting the new information as confirmation of Pseudosermyle and will move this there.

… john and jane balaban, 21 January, 2007 - 5:27pm

thanks John and Jane

That looks good to me. Thanks for sorting that out.

… Joyce Gross, 21 January, 2007 - 9:53pm

Different species at least.

Wow, I'm shocked at this thing being found in Utah. I thought only the shorthorned walkingstick (Parabacillus) occured that far west and north....D. femorata males have thickened mid-femora, armed with spikes. This specimen lacks those characteristics. Might be same genus, but not that species. Great images of the claspers should help an expert ID it easily.

… Eric R. Eaton, 23 January, 2006 - 2:25pm

massachusetts

I found a specimin of this species in Warren, massachusetts. Today, august 21st. it it a common species for this area. I have never seen one before...

… LOR, 21 August, 2007 - 10:46pm

Utah species

This site ("Phasmids of North America") lists these four species for Utah:
Diapheromera femorata
Parabacillus coloradus
Parabacillus hesperus
Pseudosermyle straminea

I know my walkingstick isn't Parabacillus hesperus but I haven't found much information about the others except D. femorata (whose mid-femora don't match, as you mention).

… Joyce Gross, 23 January, 2006 - 5:14pm