Pharnacia sumatrana[1] or Sumatran Stick Insect is a species of stick insect endemic to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java.

Pharnacia sumatrana
Adult female Pharnacia sumatrana specimen from the private collection of Andrew Markey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Subfamily: Clitumninae
Tribe: Pharnaciini
Genus: Pharnacia
Species:
P. sumatrana
Binomial name
Pharnacia sumatrana
(Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
Synonyms

Pharnacia rigida Redtenbacher, 1908

Description

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Females are large and have a body length over 200 mm (7.9 in). Males are much smaller, with a body length of about 120 mm (4.7 in). Males have wings but are poor fliers.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Brunner von Wattenwyl. 1907. Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. II. Phasmidae Anareolatae (Clitumnini, Lonchodini, Bacunculini). Phasmiden:184.
  2. ^ "Phasmatodea.com: Pharnacia sumatrana Halimun". Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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