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Tectarchus ovobessus

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Species of stick insect

Tectarchus ovobessus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Genus: Tectarchus
Salmon, 1954
Species: T. ovobessus
Binomial name
Tectarchus ovobessus
Salmon, 1954

Tectarchus ovobessus, the ridgebacked stick insect, is a species of Phasmatidae. It was described as the type species of a new genus in 1954.

Description

A stick insect with a raised keel along the back.

Range

New Zealand.

Ecology

The whole genus Tectarchus is parasitized by nematodes.

References

  1. "Ridgebacked Stick Insect (Tectarchus ovobessus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  2. "Tectarchus ovobessus Salmon, 1954". Biota of NZ. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  3. Salmon, J.T. (June 1954). "A new genus and species of Phasmidae from New Zealand". Transactions of the Royal Society, New Zealand. 82 (1): 161–168, pls. 7-9.
  4. Yeates, Gregor W.; Buckley, Thomas R. (2010-02-19). "First records of mermithid nematodes (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitising stick insects (Insecta: Phasmatodea)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 36 (1): 35–39. doi:10.1080/03014220909510137. ISSN 0301-4223.
Taxon identifiers
Tectarchus ovobessus
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