Orestes draegeri
species of stick insect
Orestes draegeri is a species of stick insects in the subfamily Dataminae and tribe Datamini.
Characteristics
Orestes draegeri is a very slender and elongated species with relatively short legs. It is very similar in appearance to Orestes mouhotii, from which it differs in its relatively shorter legs.
Males are approximately 40.0 to 41.2 millimetres (1.57 to 1.62 in) long. In front of and behind the eyes there are mostly pairs of more or less distinct structures that are species-specific (see also acanthotaxy of Heteropterygidae). The three pairs of occipital spines are designed as follows: The anterior supra-antennals are recognizable spinose and slightly pointed outwards. The pairs of anterior and posterior supra-occipitals behind it are smaller. The vertex is significantly enlarged, blunt and laterally compressed with the anterior coronals, which creates conspicuous, ear-like horns (auricles). The paired supra-orbitals behind the eyes are recognizable bluntly spinous. Posterior and lateral coronals are recognizable as small pointed tubercles that form a crown with the tip of the postocular carina located behind the eye, a distinct edge.
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