Pharnacia

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::summary Genus of insects ::

|image = Pharnacia sumatrana.jpg |image_caption = Pharnacia sumatrana |taxon=Pharnacia |authority=Stål, 1877 |display_parents=4 |synonyms = Lobophasma Günther, 1935

Pharnacia is a tropical Asian genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae and subfamily Clitumninae (tribe Pharnaciini). Some species formerly placed in this genus have been reassigned to Phobaeticus.

Species

The Catalogue of Life lists:

• Pharnacia borneensis Hennemann & Conle, 2008
• Pharnacia heros Redtenbacher, 1908
• Pharnacia kalag Zompro, 2005
• Pharnacia palawanica Hennemann & Conle, 2008
• Pharnacia ponderosa Stål, 1877 - type species
• Pharnacia rex (Günther, 1928)
• Pharnacia sumatrana (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
• Pharnacia tirachus (Westwood, 1859)

References

References

1. Stål C (1877) ''Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar'' 34 (10): 40.
2. Roskov Y.. (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK..

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