Pseudoclitarchus
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| Pseudoclitarchus sentus (Salmon, 1948), male specimen held at Auckland Museum, licensed under CC BY 4.0 | |
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| Pseudoclitarchus sentus (Salmon, 1948), female specimen held at Auckland Museum, licensed under CC BY 4.0 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasmatinae |
| Tribe: | Acanthoxylini |
| Genus: | Pseudoclitarchus Salmon, 1991[1] |
| Species: | P. sentus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoclitarchus sentus (Salmon, 1948)
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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
References[]
- ^ Salmon, J. T. (1991). The stick insects of New Zealand. Birkenhead, Auckland: Reed. pp. 1–124. ISBN 0790002116.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life : Pseudoclitarchus sentus (Salmon, 1948)". www.catalogueoflife.org. Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Pseudoclitarchus Salmon". Landcare Research. Landcare Research. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
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- Phasmatidae of New Zealand
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- Endemic fauna of New Zealand
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