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Family Timematidae

Walking stick like - Timema - male - female unknown nymph - Timema californicum - male Timema - San Mateo County, California - Timema - female Timema - Timema nevadense T. cristinae on Ceanothus spinosus - Timema cristinae - male - female Timema sp. 'Striped ' and 'Gray' morph Timema pair on Eriogonum - Timema boharti - male - female Timemas - Timema boharti - male - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Phasmida (Walkingsticks)
Family Timematidae
Numbers
a single genus with 21 spp.(1), of which 6 in our area(2)
Range
Nearctic(1)
Remarks
See Timema genus page for much detailed information.
Works Cited
1.Brock P.D. Phasmida species file online. Version 5.0
2.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
Contributed by Cotinis on 6 May, 2006 - 7:03am
Additional contributions by Aaron Schusteff, v belov
Last updated 15 July, 2013 - 4:43pm

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