''Medaura''
[Stål C (1875) ''Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar'' 32: 69.] is an Asian genus of
stick insects
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida, Phasmatoptera or Spectra) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walking sticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as ...
in the family
Phasmatidae
The Phasmatidae are a family of the stick insects ( order Phasmatodea). They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea.
Like many of their relatives, the Phasmatidae are capable of regenerating limbs and commonly repr ...
, subfamily
Clitumninae and tribe Medaurini. Species have a known distribution from tropical Asia, including
Indo-China.
[ Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 19 September 2019)]
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Species
''Medaura'' includes the following species:[
* '' Medaura austeni'' (Wood-Mason, 1875)
* '' Medaura jobrensis'' Brock & Cliquennois, 2001
* '' Medaura lagerstroemia'' Thanasinchayakul, 2006
* '' Medaura makassarinus'' (Westwood, 1859)
* '' Medaura scabriuscula'' (Wood-Mason, 1873) - type species (as '']Stheneboea
In Greek mythology, Stheneboea (; Ancient Greek: Σθενέβοια ''Sthenéboia''; the "strong cow" or "strong through cattle") was the daughter of Iobates, king in Lycia. She was the consort of Proetus, joint-king in the Argolid with Acrisius, ...
brunneri'' Stål)
References
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Phasmatodea genera
Phasmatodea of Asia
Phasmatidae