Distribution of Diapheromera femorata (Orthoptera: Phasmatidae)1
1969; Oxford University Press; Volume: 62; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/aesa/62.1.341
ISSN1938-2901
AutoresKenneth H. Knauer, Ronald L. Giese,
Tópico(s)Bryophyte Studies and Records
ResumoThe walkingstick, Diapheromera femorata (Say), the most common and widely distributed phasmid in the United States, was reported by Blatchley (1920) to occur from Afaine to the Rocky Mountains, north to central Ontario and Selkirk, Manitoba, and south and southwest to northern Florida, northern Texas, and the Organ Alountains, N. Mex. Hebard (1943) stated that the distribution of D. femorata becomes discontinuous in the western and southern portions of its range, being limited to the forested areas in the southwestern mountains. He speculated that under different climatic conditions this species may have moved south through the Rocky Mountains, spread to widely separated localities, and subsequently disappeared over the northern portions of the region.
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