''Pseudoclitarchus sentus'' is the sole representative of the

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''Pseudoclitarchus'', and is a

stick insect The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's da ...

endemic to the

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. It lives mainly on kanuka trees. PHAS Phasmidae Pseudoclitarchus senta egg1

References

Phasmatidae of New Zealand Fauna of Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands Phasmatidae Phasmatodea genera Monotypic insect genera Endemic insects of New Zealand {{phasmatodea-stub