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.
The Phasmatidae are a family of the stick insects. They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea.
Necrosciinae is a subfamily of the stick insect family Lonchodidae, with its greatest diversity in South-East Asia.
The Lonchodinae are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Lonchodidae found in: Australasia, Asia, Africa, Southern America and the Pacific.
Medauromorpha is an Asian genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae, subfamily Clitumninae and tribe Medaurini. Species have a known distribution from Vietnam and southern China.
Calvisia kneubuehleri is a species of stick insects in the tribe Necrosciini: called the Picasso stick insect by the authors. This species was found in the seasonal tropical forests of the Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve, which includes Cát Tiên National Park, Vietnam.
Pseudodiacantha is an Asian genus of stick insects in the family Lonchodidae and subfamily Necrosciinae. Members of Pseudodiacantha are excellent examples of camouflage, as they are known to cover themselves in mossy or lichenous outgrowths that supplement their disguise.
Spinoparapachymorpha is a genus of stick insects in the tribe Medaurini, erected by G.W.C. Ho in 2021. Species have been recorded from: China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
Neomedaura is currently a monotypic genus of Asian stick insects in the tribe Medaurini, erected by G.W.C. Ho in 2020. To date, one species has been recorded from Vietnam.
Brockphasma is currently a monotypic genus of Asian stick insects in the tribe Necrosciini, erected by G.W.C. Ho, Liu, Bresseel & Constant in 2014. To date, one species has been recorded from Vietnam.
Nuichua is a genus of Asian stick insects in the tribe Necrosciini, erected by J Bresseel and J Constant, in 2018. To date (2022) the sole species has been recorded from Vietnam.
Neohirasea is a genus of stick insects in the tribe Necrosciini, erected by J.A.G. Rehn in 1904. Species has been recorded from temperate and tropical Asia, including: China, India, Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam.
Micadina is a genus of stick insects in the tribe Necrosciini, erected by Josef Redtenbacher in 1908. Species have been recorded from temperate and subtropical Asia, including China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
Cheniphasma is a genus of stick insects in the tribe Necrosciini, erected by G.W.C. Ho in 2012. Species have been recorded from China (Guangdong) and Vietnam.
Lamachodes is a genus of stick insects in the tribe Necrosciini, erected by Josef Redtenbacher in 1908. To date (2022) species have been recorded only from Vietnam.
Paragongylopus is a genus of stick insects in the tribe Gratidiini, erected by S.C. Chen and Y.H. He in 1997. Species have been recorded from China, Thailand and Vietnam.
Macellina is a genus of stick insects in the tribe Gratidiini, erected by Boris Uvarov in 1940. Species have been recorded from China, Thailand and Vietnam.
Pachyscia is a genus of Asian stick insects in the tribe Necrosciini, erected by Josef Redtenbacher in 1908. Species have been recorded from Vietnam and China.
Planososibia is a genus of Asian stick insects in the tribe Necrosciini, erected by Francis Seow-Choen in 2016. Species have been recorded from: Sri Lanka, Tibet, China, Vietnam and Malesia.
Phamartes is a genus of Asian stick insects in the tribe Necrosciini identified by J Bresseel and J Constant in 2013. As of 2022, species have only been recorded as originating from Vietnam. The genus was named after the Prof. Thai Hong Pham of the Vietnam National Museum of Nature.
male and female Neooxyartes zomproi (in culture) 