Pharnacia

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Pharnacia
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Pharnacia sumatrana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Infraorder: Anareolatae
Family: Phasmatidae
Subfamily: Clitumninae
Tribe: Pharnaciini
Genus: Pharnacia
Stål, 1877
Synonyms

Lobophasma Günther, 1935

Pharnacia [1] is a tropical Asian genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae and subfamily Clitumninae (tribe Pharnaciini). Some species formerly placed in this genus have been reassigned to Phobaeticus .

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Species

The Catalogue of Life lists: [2]

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

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

Phobaeticus is a genus of Asian stick insects comprising over 25 species. The genus includes some of the world's longest insects.

<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.

<i>Phyllium</i> Genus of leaf insects

Phyllium is the largest and most widespread genus of leaf insects in the family Phylliidae (Phasmatodea). They can be found in Sundaland, Philippine Islands, Wallacea, and Australasia.

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

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Asceles is a genus of stick insects in the tribe Necrosciini. Some of the species of Asceles have a distribution in Malaysia and Singapore.

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

Phryganistria is a genus of stick insects belonging to the subfamily Clitumninae, native to northeastern South Asia, northern Mainland Southeast Asia, and southern China. The species in this genus are fairly large to very large stick insects.

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

The Heteropterygidae is a family of stick insects belonging to the suborder Euphasmatodea. Species can be found in Australasia, East and Southeast Asia. More than 130 valid species have been described.

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

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<i>Phyllium jacobsoni</i> Species of leaf insect

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<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.

Tirachoidea is an Asian genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae and tribe Pharnaciini. Species have a known distribution from India, Indochina and West Malesia.

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<i>Phasmotaenia lanyuhensis</i> Species of stick insect

Phasmotaenia lanyuhensis is a species of stick insect, order Phasmatodea. It is endemic to Taiwan. It is often included in the family Phasmatidae, although sometimes excluded from it when the family is strictly delimited. It derives its specific name from its type locality, Lanyuh Island, commonly known as Orchid Island.

<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.

<i>Eubulides</i> (insect) Genus of stick insects

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<i>Theramenes</i> (insect)

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

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References

  1. Stål C (1877) Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 34 (10): 40.
  2. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.