Platycrana Explained

Platycrana[1] is the type genus of the reconstituted subfamily Platycraninae: which are stick insects from the Asia-Pacific region. They belong to the monotypic tribe Platycranini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893.[2]

Species

This is a monotypic genus, with Platycrana viridana (Olivier, 1792):[3] originally described as "Mantis viridana" Olivier AG; the type locality in the Moluccas.

Notes and References

  1. Gray GR (1835) Synopsis of the species of insects belonging to the family of Phasmidae 36.
  2. http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1201562 Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 14 February 2021)
  3. http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1201563 Phasmida Species File: species Platycrana viridana (Olivier, 1792) (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 14 February 2021)

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