Kinabalu's Dinophasma

Dinophasma kinabaluensis

The species Dinophasma kinabaluense (Bragg, 2001) is a Phasmid from the subfamily Aschiphasmatinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 and tribe Aschiphasmatini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Stick Insect, Phasmid - Dinophasma kinabaluensis This is a female Phasmid of the species Dinophasma kinabaluensis, seen from high altitude montane forest of Mt. Kinabalu where it get its name from. Male of this species can be seen here : https://www.jungledragon.com/image/47193/stick_insect_phasmid_-_dinophasma_kinabaluensis.html Dinophasma kinabaluensis,Geotagged,Kinabalu's Dinophasma,Malaysia,Sabah,Stick Insect,Summer

Appearance

Both sex wingless. Antennae orange brown with most joints dark. Posterior margin of pronotum and all abdominal segments with spines or lobes. In female mesonotal spine is only twice height of pronotal spine. Postero-median tubercles or lobes on 1st - 7th abdominal segments.
Stick Insect, Phasmid - Dinophasma kinabaluensis This is a male Phasmid of the species Dinophasma kinabaluensis. Female of this species can be seen here : https://www.jungledragon.com/image/47192/stick_insect_phasmid_-_dinophasma_kinabaluensis.html Dinophasma kinabaluensis,Geotagged,Kinabalu's Dinophasma,Malaysia,Summer

Naming

This species is named after the location where it was discovered - Mt. Kinabalu.

Distribution

This species is found from Mt. Kinabalu of high altitude montane forest.
Endemic to probably Mt. Kinabalu or the most, Sabah, Borneo.

References:

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http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1199277
Seow-Choen, 2016. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Borneo.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderPhasmatodea
FamilyAschiphasmatidae
GenusDinophasma
SpeciesDinophasma kinabaluensis
Photographed in
Malaysia