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Dares (insect)
The genus ''Dares'', which is mainly native to Borneo, combines relatively small and mostly dark-colored Phasmatodea species. Characteristics The representatives of this genus are very small with 25 to 45 mm in the male and 30 to 55 mm in the female sex. As is typical for Datamini, both sexes are wingless and the females have no ovipositor to lay their eggs. In contrast to other genera such as ''Pylaemenes (insect), Pylaemenes'' or ''Orestes (insect), Orestes'', the mesonotum is shorter than twice of the pronotum. The markings show different shades of beige, yellow and brown and the males usually have patterns that are more or less typical of the species. Also characteristic of the respective species is the development of the rather long and pointed spines of the males, which are on the head, the Thorax (arthropod anatomy), thorax and more or less pronounced on the Abdomen (insect anatomy), abdomen can be found. The females, which are often less contrasting, are not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dares Verrucosus
''Dares verrucosus'' is a species of Phasmatodea, stick insects. Like most other members of the genus ''Dares (insect), Dares'', the species is native to Borneo, more precisely in the north of the island. Characteristics Both sexes have the typical habitus (biology), habitus for the genus. For the long females this means that they have no spines and that the body surface is occupied by many tubercles. The coloring is mostly dominated by a rather light brown, more rarely by a darker shade of brown. Lighter and darker, blurred spots complement the coloring. The underside is colored light brown to beige. The antennae (biology), antennae consist of 25 segments. Their basal segment (scapus) is flat and has one or two teeth on the outside. The Abdomen (insect anatomy), abdomen is widest in the middle and increases in height in adult, egg-laying females, which makes the animals look very plump, especially from the side. The males remain smaller than the females at in length. They ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |