Tirachoidea westwoodii explained

Tirachoidea westwoodii[1] [2] [3] [4] is a species of stick insect in the order Phasmatodea. It is endemic to India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.[5] The eggs of the stick insect are spheric, ca. 5 mm in length and have a three-lobed micropylar plate.[6] The chorion of the eggs are hard to cut and consist of the three layers mineralized with calcium carbonate and calcium oxalate.

Notes and References

  1. Wood-Mason . James . 1875 . XXII. On new or little-known species of Phasmidae, with a brief preliminary Notice of the Occurrence of a Clasping Appratus in the Males throughout the Family. . J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal . 44 . 2 . 216.
  2. Book: Kirby, W.F. . A synonymic Catalogue of Orthoptera. . 1904 . London..
  3. Brock . Paul D. . 1996 . Changes in the taxonomy of giant stick-insects. . Phasmid Studies . 5 . 1 & 2 . 25-31..
  4. Book: Redtenbacher, Joseph . Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. Vol. 3. Phasmidae Anareolatae (Phibalosomini, Acrophyllini, Necrosciini) . Wilhelm Engelmann . 1908 . Leipzig . German.
  5. http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1201797 Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0); retrieved 23 April 2022)
  6. Greven . Hartmut . Mielewczik . Michael . Hammer . Hildegard . 2005 . -Ray Microanalysis of the Egg Chorion of the Stick Insect Pharnacia westwoodi Phasmatodea) . Entomologie heute . 17 . 39-45.

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