Pseudoclitarchus

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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
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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
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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)
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