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Species Manomera brachypyga - Short-Rumped Walkingstick

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Phasmida (Walkingsticks)

Family Diapheromeridae

Genus Manomera

Species brachypyga (Short-Rumped Walkingstick)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Manomera brachypyga Rehn & Hebard, 1914: 384

Identification

Nearly identical to M. tenuescens, but note differences in the end of the abdomen of mature males:

Range

Food

Prefers oaks and Ceratiola

Internet References

Phasmida Species File

Rehn, J. A. G., and M. Hebard. (1914). On the Orthotpera found on the Florida keys and in extremem southern Florida. II. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Vol. 66: 373-412. (Biodiversity Heritage Library)

Contributed by metrioptera on 12 July, 2018 - 8:48pm
Additional contributions by Arturo Santos
Last updated 9 July, 2020 - 10:37pm

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