Pseudophasmatidae

Pseudophasmatidae
Pseudophasma acanthonotum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Phasmatodea
Suborder:Verophasmatodea
Family:Pseudophasmatidae
Rehn, 1904
Tribes
  • Anisomorphini
  • Heteronemiini
  • Prisopodini
  • Pseudophasmatini
  • Stratocleidini
  • Xeropsidini
  • Xerosomatini

Pseudophasmatidae is a family of stick insect, in the suborder Verophasmatodea, commonly called the "striped walkingsticks". An important identifying characteristic is its mesothorax, which is never more than three times as long as the prothorax.

Tribes and genera are as follows:

  • Anisomorphini
  • Heteronemiini
    • Heteronemia
  • Prisopodini
    • Dajaca
    • Damasippoides
    • Damasippus
    • Dinelytron
    • Paraprisopus
    • Periphloea
    • Phaeophasma
    • Prisopus
    • Pseudoleosthenes
    • Xerantherix
  • Pseudophasmatini
    • Euphasma
    • Ignacia
    • Oestrophora
    • Pseudophasma
  • Stratocleidini
    • Agrostia
    • Anisa
    • Antherice
    • Anthericonia
    • Brachyelena
    • Brizoides
    • Chlorophasma
    • Citrina
    • Eucles
    • Holca
    • Holcoides
    • Olcyphides
    • Paraphasma
    • Parastratocles
    • Phantasca
    • Stratocles
    • Tenerella
  • Xeropsidini
    • Xeropsis
  • Xerosomatini
    • Acanthometriotes
    • Creoxylus
    • Harpuna
    • Isagoras
    • Metriophasma
    • Olinta
    • Perliodes
    • Planudes
    • Prexaspes
    • Xerosoma

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