''Pterinoxylus'' is a genus of
phasmids belonging to 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 ...
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The species of this genus are found in Central America.
Species:
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Pterinoxylus crassus''
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Pterinoxylus eucnemis''
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Pterinoxylus perarmatus''
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Pterinoxylus spinulosus
''Pterinoxylus spinulosus'' is a species of stick insect found in the Neotropics. It was first described by the Austrian entomologist Ludwig Redtenbacher in 1908, from an adult male and an immature female. It was not until 1957 that an adult fe ...
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References
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Phasmatidae
Phasmatodea of South America