''Leptynia caprai'' is a species of

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which is endemic to

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. In 1998 the species was studied by Anna Paola Bianchi and Patrizia Meliado who discovered that the species have 40 chromosomes.

References

Phasmatodea Insects described in 1996 Endemic fauna of Spain {{Phasmatodea-stub