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Heteropteryx dilatata

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Supercohort: Polyneoptera
Cohort: Anartioptera
Magnordo: Polyorthoptera
Superordo: Orthopterida
Ordo: Phasmatodea
Subordo: Verophasmatodea
Infraordo: Areolatae
Superfamilia: Bacilloidea

Familia: Heteropterygidae
Subfamilia: Heteropteryginae
Tribus: Heteropterygini
Genus: Heteropteryx
Species: Heteropteryx dilatata
Name

Heteropteryx dilatata (Parkinson, 1798)
Synonyms

Phasma dilatatum Parkinson, 1798
Heteropteryx castelnaudi Westwood, 1874
Phasma (Eurycantha) graciosa Westwood, 1848
Leocrates graciosa (Westwood, 1848)
Heteropteryx hopei Westwood, 1864
Heteropteryx rollandi Lucas, 1882

References

Parkinson, J. 1798. Description of the Phasma dilatatum. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 4: 190–192, tab. 18. BHL Reference page.
Paul D. Brock 2009: Phasmida Species File (Version 2.1/3.5) [1]

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Malaiische Riesengespenstschrecke; Riesengespenstschrecke; Dschungelnymphe; Riesenblatt-Gespenstheuschrecke
English: Malaysian Giant Jungle Nymph; Malaysian Giant Leaf Insect

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