Pylaemenes (insect)

Pylaemenes
Pair of Pylaemenes sepilokensis from Tawau
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Superfamily: Bacilloidea
Family: Heteropterygidae
Subfamily: Dataminae
Genus: Pylaemenes
Stål, 1875
Synonyms
  • Datames Stål, 1875
  • Pyloemenes Bradley & Galil, 1977
Pair of Pylaemenes mitratus from Kota Bharu
Pair of Pylaemenes coronatus, image from Redtenbacher 1906
Male of Pylaemenes oileus, Dimage from Redtenbacher 1906, there named as Datames oileus bezeichnet
Male of Pylaemenes sepilokensis 'Sepilok'

Pylaemenes[1] is a genus of stick insects in the family Heteropterygidae and subfamily Dataminae. It combines small to medium-sized, often brightly colored Phasmatodea species. Their representatives are found in large parts of Southeast Asia.

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