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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Walkingsticks (Phasmida) » Diapheromeridae » Pseudosermyle
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SE Arizona Walkingstick - Pseudosermyle - female
Copyright © 2009 Richard C. Hoyer

SE Arizona Walkingstick - Pseudosermyle - Female
Barfoot Park, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
July 25, 2009
I have no idea which features are used to identify genera, let alone species. Any tips welcome.
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Contributed by Richard C. Hoyer on 3 August, 2009 - 11:32pm
Last updated 31 December, 2011 - 5:37pm

Moved
Moved from Diapheromera.
… David J. Ferguson, 31 December, 2011 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

Pseudosermyle
Scratch what I said a little while ago (if you saw it). I didn't notice the short antennae at first. This is a female of a species of Pserdosermyle, not sure which one (there are several names). Reminds me of the females from Anza Borego, but environment is totally different at Barfoot Park, so likely not the same species. This might be P. truncata, which was described from Dos Cabezos, Arizona by Caudell in 1903.
… David J. Ferguson, 31 December, 2011 - 8:00am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Richard C. Hoyer, 4 August, 2009 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

Immature?
Long antennae means it is most likely a species of Diapheromera, and bulky body suggests female. Can't recall how big your hands are, but that seems rather small, so I suspect it is a molt or two away from adulthood.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 August, 2009 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

 
Would a closeup help?
Thanks, Eric. It's not the sharpest photo, but would a closeup of any part be more helpful?
… Richard C. Hoyer, 4 August, 2009 - 10:03am login or register to post comments

 
Not really.
Host plant helps a little, but I think it takes an adult male to make a species determination most easily....
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 August, 2009 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

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