| Necrosciinae | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Yellow umbrella stick insect ( Eurynecrosia nigrofasciata ) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Lonchodidae |
| Subfamily: | Necrosciinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 |
Necrosciinae is a subfamily of the stick insect family Lonchodidae, with its greatest diversity in South-East Asia.
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. [1]
The Phasmida Species File [2] includes the genera below; most belong to the tribe Necrosciini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893:
Auth.: Günther, 1953; distribution: India, Thailand, Malesia