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Genus of stick insects

Platycrana
Platycrana viridana specimen from the private collection of Andrew Markey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Subfamily: Platycraninae
Genus: Platycrana
Gray, 1835
Species: P. viridana
Binomial name
Platycrana viridana
(Olivier, 1792)
Synonyms

Platycrania Burmeister, 1838

Platycrana is the type genus of the reconstituted subfamily Platycraninae: which are stick insects from the Asia-Pacific region. They belong to the monotypic tribe Platycranini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893.

Species

This is a monotypic genus, with Platycrana viridana (Olivier, 1792): originally described as "Mantis viridana" Olivier AG; the type locality in the Moluccas.

References

  1. Gray GR (1835) Synopsis of the species of insects belonging to the family of Phasmidae 36.
  2. Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 14 February 2021)
  3. Phasmida Species File: species Platycrana viridana (Olivier, 1792) (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 14 February 2021)

External links

  • Platycrana viridana adult female Platycrana viridana adult female
  • Platycrana viridana with open wings Platycrana viridana with open wings
  • seen from the head seen from the head
  • Platycrana viridana ova's Platycrana viridana ova's
Taxon identifiers
Platycrana
Platycrana viridana
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