Pylaemenes guangxiensis

Pylaemenes guangxiensis

Pylaemenes guangxiensis is a stick insect originally described by Bi & Li (1994) as Datames guangxiensis.
Stick Insect, Phasmid - Pylaemenes guangxiensis This Female Phasmid - Pylaemenes guangxiensis was first described from mainland China and eventually, similar looking Phasmid were also found in Hong Kong Island itself and described as Pylaemenes hongkongensis. However, further publications have identified both to be the same, thus Pylaemenes hongkongensis is considered a synonym of Pylaemenes guangxiensis. Fall,Geotagged,Hong Kong,Phasmid,Pylaemenes guangxiensis,Stick Insect,Tai Po

Naming

Synonyms:
Datames guangxiensis Bi et T. Li, 1994
Dares guangxiensis (Bi et T. Li, 1994)
Pylaemenes hongkongensis Brock & Seow-Choen, 2000

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderPhasmatodea
FamilyHeteropterygidae
GenusPylaemenes
SpeciesPylaemenes guangxiensis
Photographed in
Hong Kong