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Ptilocnemus
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Ptilocnemus

Ptilocnemus is a genus of Australian feather-legged bugs in the Holoptilinae subfamily. At least 12 species have been described. These species have a specialized gland called a trichome that produces a chemical to attract and paralyze ants.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Ptilocnemus lemur

speciesPtilocnemus lemur

Ptilocnemus sidnicus

speciesPtilocnemus sidnicus

Ptilocnemus femoralis

speciesPtilocnemus femoralis

Ptilocnemus pallidus

speciesPtilocnemus pallidus

Ptilocnemus borealis

speciesPtilocnemus borealis

Ptilocnemus distinctus

speciesPtilocnemus distinctus

Ptilocnemus kakaduensis

speciesPtilocnemus kakaduensis

Ptilocnemus larrakia

speciesPtilocnemus larrakia

Ptilocnemus darwinensis

speciesPtilocnemus darwinensis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 508299.