Leptynia montana

Leptynia montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Phasmatodea
Family:	Phasmatidae
Genus:	Leptynia
Species:	L. montana
Binomial name
	Leptynia montana; Scali, 1996

Leptynia montana is a species of stick insect which is endemic to Spain.[1] In 1998 the species was studied by Anna Paola Bianchi and Patrizia Meliado who discovered that the species have 40 chromosomes.[2]

References

"Leptynia montana Scali, 1996". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
Anna Paola Bianchi; Patrizia Meliado (1998). "Analysis of the karyotypes of four species of the Leptynia attenuata complex (Insecta Phasmatodea)" (PDF). Caryologia. Rome, Italy: University of Rome. 51 (3–4): 207–219.

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[1] "Leptynia montana Scali, 1996". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. August 29, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2015.

[2] Anna Paola Bianchi; Patrizia Meliado (1998). "Analysis of the karyotypes of four species of the Leptynia attenuata complex (Insecta Phasmatodea)" (PDF). Caryologia. Rome, Italy: University of Rome. 51 (3–4): 207–219.