Phasmatinae

Phasmatinae

Phasmatinae

Subfamily of stick insects

The Phasmatinae are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. They contain at least three tribes; Bradley and Galil corrected the spelling to "Phasmatinae" and provides a key to tribes.[1]

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Tribes and genera

The Phasmida Species File[2] lists three tribes:

Acanthomimini

Authority: Günther, 1953; distribution Australasia

  • Acanthomima Kirby, 1904
  • Anophelepis Westwood, 1859
  • Arphax Stål, 1875
  • Echetlus (phasmid) Stål, 1875
  • Mauritiophasma Cliquennois & Brock, 2004
  • Vasilissa Kirby, 1896

Acanthoxylini

Authority: Bradley & Galil, 1977

Phasmatini

Selected genera (mostly from Australasia and SE Asia):

Inclusion of Other Tribes

Some treatments include up to seven tribes in this subfamily. The Clitumnini and Pharnaciini are here separated in a distinct subfamily Clitumninae, and while the Achriopterini and Stephanacridini have also been placed in the Phasmatinae, other authors treat them as tribes incertae sedis among the Phasmatidae as is done here.

References

  1. [1]
    Bradley JR Galil (1977) Proceedings of the Entomological Society, Washington 79(2): 192.
  2. [2]
    Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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