Pseudoclitarchus

Pseudoclitarchus
Pseudoclitarchus sentus (Salmon, 1948), male specimen held at Auckland Museum, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Pseudoclitarchus sentus (Salmon, 1948), female specimen held at Auckland Museum, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Phasmatodea
Family:	Phasmatidae
Subfamily:	Phasmatinae
Tribe:	Acanthoxylini
Genus:	Pseudoclitarchus Salmon, 1991[1]
Species:	P. sentus
Binomial name
Pseudoclitarchus sentus (Salmon, 1948)
Synonyms[2]
Acanthoxyla senta Salmon, 1948 Pseudoclitarchus senta (Salmon, 1948)

Pseudoclitarchus sentus is the sole representative of the genus Pseudoclitarchus, and is a stick insect endemic to the Three Kings Islands. It lives mainly on kanuka trees.[3]

Illustration of Pseudoclitarchus senta egg by Des Helmore

References

1. Salmon, J. T. (1991). The stick insects of New Zealand. Birkenhead, Auckland: Reed. pp. 1–124. ISBN 0790002116.
2. "Catalogue of Life : Pseudoclitarchus sentus (Salmon, 1948)". www.catalogueoflife.org. Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
3. "Pseudoclitarchus Salmon". Landcare Research. Landcare Research. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

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