Phobaeticus serratipes
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasmatinae |
| Tribe: | Pharnaciini |
| Genus: | Phobaeticus |
| Species: | P. serratipes |
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| Phobaeticus serratipes (Gray, 1835) |
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Phobaeticus serratipes (formerly known as Pharnacia serratipes) is a species of stick insect that at one time was the longest known insect, with one female specimen recorded as being 555 mm long[2] - note, however, that this includes the legs fully extended front and rear, and the actual length of the body alone is considerably shorter. This insect is endemic in Malaysia and Singapore.[1] It is a popular species among those who raise stick insects.
The record for longest known insect is now held by a specimen of Phobaeticus chani, at 567 mm held in the Natural History Museum in London.[3] Phobaeticus serratipes is also slightly shorter in body length than one specimen of Phobaeticus kirbyi.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Revision of Oriental Phasmatodea: The tribe Pharnaciini Günther, 1953, including the description of the world's longest insect, and a survey of the family Phasmatidae Gray, 1835 with keys to the subfamilies and tribes (Phasmatodea: "Anareolatae": Phasmatidae)". Zootaxa (Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press) 1906: 1–316 pp. Oct 2008. ISSN 1175-5326. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/z01906p316f.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ Seow-Choen, F. (1995). The longest insect in the world. Malayan Nat. 48: 12.
- ^ "World's longest insect revealed". Natural History Museum. 2008-10-16. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2008/october/worlds-longest-insect-revealed.html. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
[edit] External links
- Phasmid Study Group: Phobaeticus serratipes
- Phasmida Species File: Phobaeticus serratipes
- Deanna Branscome (1998-04-18). "Chapter 38 — Longest". Book of Insect Records. University of Florida. http://ufbir.ifas.ufl.edu/chap33.htm.
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