Lobofemora
Genus of stick insects
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Lobofemora[1] is a genus of stick insects in the subfamily Clitumninae. Species have known distributions from National Parks in Vietnam.[2]
| Lobofemora | |
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| Lobofemora bidoupensis female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Subfamily: | Clitumninae |
| Tribe: | Clitumnini |
| Genus: | Lobofemora Bresseel & Constant, 2015 |
The type species is L. scheirei, the males of which are able to stridulate by rubbing the outer margins of the tegmina against the subcostal and radial veins of the alae.
Species
The Phasmida Species File[2] lists:
- Lobofemora bachmaensis Bresseel & Constant, 2015 - Bạch Mã National Park
- Lobofemora bidoupensis Bresseel & Constant, 2015 - Bidoup Núi Bà National Park
- Lobofemora scheirei Bresseel & Constant, 2015 - Cát Tiên National Park
