Tisamenus makinis
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| Tisamenus makinis | |
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| Tisamenus makinis, male holotype | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Heteropterygidae |
| Subfamily: | Obriminae |
| Tribe: | Obrimini |
| Genus: | Tisamenus |
| Species: | T. makinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tisamenus makinis Hennemann, 2005 | |
Tisamenus makinis is a species of stick insect in the family Heteropterygidae native to the east of Philippine island of Luzon.[1][2]
Tisamenus makinis is a rather small and completely spineless Tisamenus species. The only described specimen is a male, measuring 30.8 millimetres (1.21 in) in length. It closely resembles that of Tisamenus summaleonilae, but lacks an anterior spine on the pronotum and a pleural spine on the metathorax. As in Tisamenus summaleonilae, the mesonotum and metanotum widen posteriorly, forming a trapezoid. In Tisamenus makinis, not only are the spines completely absent from the body, but the spines on the legs are also almost completely reduced. The triangle on the mesonotum, typical of the genus, is clearly raised. Its outer ridges are very poorly developed, flat, and barely recognizable. It shares the reduced body spines with Tisamenus kalahani, although Tisamenus makinis has a significantly more compact overall shape and lacks the large spines on the anterior edge of the pronotum (pronotale) present in Tisamenus kalahani. Furthermore, the edges of the triangle on the mesonotum are significantly more pronounced in Tisamenus kalahani, and its mesonotum and metanotum run parallel.[1][3]
