Prisopodidae

Prisopodidae
Prisopus sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Phasmatodea
Suborder:Verophasmatodea
Family:Prisopodidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Prisopodidae[1] is a family of stick insects belonging to the suborder Verophasmatodea and superfamily Aschiphasmatoidea; they can be found in Central and South America, South Africa, India, Indo-China and Malesia.[2]

Genera

The Catalogue of Life[1] and Phasmida Species File[2] list:

Subfamily Korinninae Günther, 1953

  • Kalocorinnis Günther, 1944 (Borneo, peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra)
  • Korinnis Günther, 1932 (India, Indo-China, Malesia)

Subfamily Prisopodinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

  • Damasippus Stål, 1875 (South America)
  • Dinelytron Gray, 1835 (Brazil)
  • Melophasma Redtenbacher, 1906 (South America)
  • Paraprisopus Redtenbacher, 1906 (South America)
  • Prisopus Peletier de Saint Fargeau & Serville, 1827 (Central & South America)

References

  1. 1 2 Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Prisopodidae". Phasmida Species File. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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