Diapheromeridae

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Diapheromeridae
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Spanish walkingstick
(Pijnackeria hispanica)
(Pachymorphinae: Gratidiini)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Infraorder: Anareolatae
Family: Diapheromeridae
Kirby, 1904
Diversity
4 subfamilies (but see text)

Diapheromeridae is a family of stick insects (order Phasmatodea) in the suborder Euphasmatodea. [1] As of 2025, the exact position of Diapheromeridae within Euphasmatodea is unknown - it is considered incertae sedis and not assigned to any known superfamily [2] .

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The family contains some huge species, e.g. Paraphanocles keratosqueleton which can grow to over 30 cm long.

Subfamilies

Four subfamilies are placed here according to the Phasmid Study Group. The re-established Lonchodidae, placed as a subfamily in the Diapheromeridae in older treatments, now contain the Lonchodinae and the Necrosciinae. The Palophinae are the smallest subfamily by far and not particularly diverse. The other two subfamilies, with 3 tribes each, contain the highest diversity of Diapheromeridae. [1]

The subfamilies are now: [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Phasmid Study Group (2019). "Diapheromeridae Kirby, 1904". Phasmida Species File. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Li, Yanfei; Wang, Shujing; Zhou, Jiayue; Li, Tianqi; Jiang, Kun; Zhang, Yaoyao; Zheng, Chenguang; Liang, Jingyu; Bu, Wenjun (15 January 2022). "The phylogenic position of aschiphasmatidae in euphasmatodea based on mitochondrial genomic evidence". Gene. 808 145974. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2021.145974. ISSN   0378-1119.
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