Tectarchus ovobessus
| Tectarchus ovobessus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Genus: | Tectarchus Salmon, 1954 |
| Species: | T. ovobessus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tectarchus ovobessus Salmon, 1954
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Tectarchus ovobessus, the ridgebacked stick insect, is a species of Diapheromeridae.[1][2] It was described as the type species of a new genus in 1954.[3]
Description
A stick insect with a raised keel along the back.
Range
New Zealand.
Ecology
The whole genus Tectarchus is parasitized by nematodes.[4]
References
- ^ "Ridgebacked Stick Insect (Tectarchus ovobessus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Tectarchus ovobessus Salmon, 1954". Biota of NZ. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ Salmon, J.T. (June 1954). "A new genus and species of Phasmidae from New Zealand". Transactions of the Royal Society, New Zealand. 82 (1): 161–168, pls. 7-9.
- ^ Yeates, Gregor W.; Buckley, Thomas R. (2010-02-19). "First records of mermithid nematodes (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitising stick insects (Insecta: Phasmatodea)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 36 (1): 35–39. doi:10.1080/03014220909510137. ISSN 0301-4223.