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ORDER: PHASMIDA   FAMILY: BACILLIDAE    SUB-FAMILY:HETEROPTERYGINAE

Group: Anisacanthini

Species: Parectatosoma Hystrix - Madagascar, now lost in culture.

Photograph ©2001 Cedric Vaucher Photograph ©2001 Cedric Vaucher Photograph ©2001 Cedric Vaucher

Photograph ©2001 Geneva Museum Photograph ©2001 Geneva Museum  

The group Anisacanthini contains only one species of phasmid; parectatosoma, a fierce looking spiny phasmid from Madagascar which has unfortunately been lost in culture. For more information about Anisacanthini and parectatosoma in particular visit Bruno Biron's website. Why not move on to look at more species of heteropteryginae?


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