Lonchodidae

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Lonchodidae
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Acanthomenexenus polyacanthus (Lonchodini)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Infraorder: Anareolatae
Family: Lonchodidae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Lonchodidae [1] is a family of stick insects, with more than 150 genera and 1,000 described species. [2]

Contents

The subfamilies Necrosciinae and Lonchodinae, formerly part of Diapheromeridae, were determined to make up a separate family and were transferred to the re-established family Lonchodidae in 2018. [3]

Trachythorax maculicollis (Necrosciini) Trachythorax maculicollis - pair.JPG
Trachythorax maculicollis (Necrosciini)

Subfamilies and tribes

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Carausius is a genus of the tribe Lonchodini, in the order Phasmatodea. The genus is in many ways typical of the Phasmatodea in that all species are twig-like in appearance. These species are parthenogenetic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Euphasmatodea</span> Suborder of insects

The Euphasmatodea, also known by its junior synonym Verophasmatodea is a suborder of the Phasmatodea, which contains the vast majority of the extant species of stick and leaf insects, excluding the Timematodea. The oldest record of Euphasmatodea is Araripephasma from the Crato Formation of Brazil, dating to the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pharnaciini</span> Tribe of stick insects

Pharnaciini is a tribe of Asian stick insects, which includes the world's longest insects.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Necrosciinae</span> Subfamily of stick insects

Necrosciinae is a subfamily of the stick insect family Lonchodidae, with its greatest diversity in South-East Asia.

<i>Lonchodes</i> Genus of stick insects

Lonchodes is a genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae and the type genus of the family Lonchodidae and tribe Lonchodini. Species have a known distribution that includes tropical Asia and the Pacific.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bacillidae</span> Family of stick insects

Bacillidae is a stick insect family in the order Phasmatodea and the suborder Verophasmatodea.

<i>Sipyloidea</i> Genus of stick insects

Sipyloidea is a genus of stick insects of the family Lonchodidae. Species have been recorded from India, China, Indochina, through to Australasia. The genus was described by Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1893.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aschiphasmatidae</span> Family of stick insects

Aschiphasmatidae are a family of stick insects belonging to the suborder Verophasmatodea; they can be found in Indomalaya.

<i>Marmessoidea</i> Genus of stick insects

Marmessoidea is an Asian genus of stick insects in the family Lonchodidae and subfamily Necrosciinae. The native range of species appears to be from India and South-East Asia to the Wallace line.

<i>Trachythorax</i> Genus of stick insects

Trachythorax is an Asian genus of stick insects in the family Lonchodidae and subfamily Necrosciinae. Species have been recorded from the Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia through to New Guinea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clitumninae</span> Subfamily of stick insects

The Clitumninae are a sub-family of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae found in Asia. The type genus Clitumnus is now considered a synonym of Ramulus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lonchodinae</span> Subfamily of stick insects

The Lonchodinae are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Lonchodidae found in: Australasia, Asia, Africa, Southern America and the Pacific.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gratidiini</span>

The Gratidiini are a tribe of stick insects based on the type genus Clonaria and first used by Cliquennois in 2005. Genera are known to be distributed in: Africa, Europe, temperate and tropical Asia and various Pacific Islands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Platycraninae</span> Subfamily of stick insects

The Platycraninae are an anareolate subfamily of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. Their known distribution includes southern, southeast Asia and Australasia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Obriminae</span> Family of stick insects

The Obriminae are the most species-rich subfamily of the Phasmatodea family Heteropterygidae native to Southeast Asia. It is divided into two tribe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Obrimini</span> Tribe of stick insects

The Obrimini are the most species-rich tribe of the Phasmatodea family of the Heteropterygidae native to Southeast Asia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cladomorphinae</span>

The Cladomorphinae are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. This taxon is particularly well represented in the Neotropical region, but records also exist for Madagascar, Java and the Maluku Islands.

<i>Nesiophasma</i> Genus of stick insects

Nesiophasma is a genus of very large stick insects within the order Phasmatodea and the tribe of Stephanacridini. This genus is found in Wallacea west of Weber’s Line: Sulawesi, Peleng Island, Selayar Island, Kalaotoa Island, Sanana Island, Romang Island, Timor Island, Sangihe Island and Talaud Islands. New Guinea with doubt. The largest in the list of species is Nesiophasma giganteum, with females reaching a body length of 30 cm.


Rhamphophasma is a genus of stick insects in the tribe Clitumnini, erected by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1893. Species have been recorded from: China, Vietnam, India, Myanmar and Japan.

<i>Parapachymorpha</i> Genus of stick insects

Parapachymorpha is a genus of stick insects in the tribe Medaurini, erected by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1893. Species have been recorded from: China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

References

  1. Brunner von Wattenwyl (1893) Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova (2)13(33): 80.
  2. "Lonchodidae". GBIF. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. Robertson, James A.; Bradler, Sven; Whiting, Michael F. (2018). "Evolution of Oviposition Techniques in Stick and Leaf Insects (Phasmatodea)". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 6. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00216 .