Parastheneboea laetior

Parastheneboea laetior

The species Parastheneboea laetior (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) is a Phasmid from the subfamily Necrosciinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 and tribe Necrosciini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
Stick Insect, Phasmid - Parastheneboea laetior This is a pair of Phasmid of the species Parastheneboea laetior. Geotagged,Malaysia,Parastheneboea laetior,Summer,The Parastheneboea laetior

Appearance

Highland species : Mesonotum with 3 pairs of long paired spines: pair on anterior, mid and posterior mesonotum.

Usually in various shades of brown. Both sexes with two very short spines between eyes. Head and pronotum tuberculated, occasionally with short occipital and anterior pronotal spines. Large pair of spines on metatonum and large spines on front of 2nd and 3rd abdominal segments. Lateral supra coxal spines on mesopleura and metapleura. All femora and tibiae with spine-like lobes.

Length of male : 39 - 42 mm
Length of female : 52- 57 mm

Citations : Seow-Choen. 2016. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Borneo 220, figs
Stick Insect, Phasmid - Parastheneboea laetior Male Phasmid of the species Parastheneboea laetior. It has lost one of its legs, which it is not able to regrow once they are adults. They may regrow lost legs when they are still nymphs, partially after each moult. Geotagged,Malaysia,Mulu,Parastheneboea laetior,Phasmid,Sarawak,Stick Insect,Summer

Distribution

Found from Sabah, endemic to Borneo Island.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderPhasmatodea
FamilyLonchodidae
GenusParastheneboea
SpeciesParastheneboea laetior
Photographed in
Malaysia