Paramenexenus balteatus

Paramenexenus balteatus

Paramenexenus balteatus is a species of Phasmid from the family Lonchodidae.
First described from Hainan, China in 2002, this species was first discovered in Hong Kong in 2013 as documented in the book Stick Insects of Hong Kong by George Ho.
Paramenexenus balteatus, Hongkong Paramenexenus balteatus

Naming

This species was first described from Hainan, China in the year 2002 as Lophapus balteatus by Chen & He.
However, a few other Taxanomists have verified that it was wrongly placed under the genus of Lophapus, when it should be Paramenexenus.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderPhasmatodea
FamilyLonchodidae
GenusParamenexenus
SpeciesParamenexenus balteatus
Photographed in
Hong Kong