Agathemera
| Agathemera | |
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| Agathemera crassa | |
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| Suborder: | Agathemerodea
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| Family: | Agathemeridae
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| Subfamily: | Agathemerinae
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| Tribe: | Agathemerini
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| Genus: | Agathemera Stål, 1875
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Agathemera (the chinchemolle) is a phasmid insect from Chile and Argentina. It is famous for its intense odor, which is its main defence.[1]
It is notable for its sexual dimorphism. Females are much bigger than males, at 75mm long and 16mm wide in the thorax.[2]
This phasmid is an evolutionary isolate. It is alone in its suborder, and there are few publications about it.
References
- ↑ «El Chinchemolle». Museo de Ciencias Naturales del profesorado en biología- Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos(U.A.D.E.R.) - Sede Concepción del Uruguay - Provincia de Entre Ríos - República Argentina. Consultado el 12 de mayo de 2012. [1] Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Comment: this photgraph shows the male mounting the female in mating. Notice that both insects have a colony of parasitic lice attached to them (tiny reddish blobs).
- ↑ Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" 1898. de mayo de 2012
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