| Pseudophasmatidae | |
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| Pseudophasma acanthonotum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Superfamily: | Pseudophasmatoidea |
| Family: | Pseudophasmatidae Rehn, 1904 |
| Subfamilies | |
Pseudophasmatidae is a family of stick insect, in the suborder Verophasmatodea, commonly called the "striped walkingsticks". An important identifying characteristic is its mesothorax, which is never more than three times as long as the prothorax.
Tribes and genera are placed in three subfamilies: [1]
Authority: Rehn, 1904
Authority: Günther, 1953 – single tribe Stratocleini Günther, 1953 - central & S. America, Malesia
Authorities: Bradley & Galil, 1977