''Phryganistria'' is a genus of

stick insects The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's dar ...

belonging to the subfamily

Clitumninae The Clitumninae are a sub-family of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae found in Asia (a record for ''Phobaeticus'' from Brasil was probably erroneous). The type genus ''Clitumnus'' is now considered a synonym of '' Ramulus''. Tribes and ge ...

, native to

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, including

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

China, central

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and

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. The species in this genus have been subject to revision, with several being reassigned to the related ''

Neophryganistria ''Neophryganistria'' is a genus of Asian stick insects in the tribe Pharnaciini, erected by Wai Chun George Ho in 2023.Ho GW-C (2023) Contribution to the knowledge of Chinese Phasmatodea XIII: New taxa of Pharnaciini (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae: Cl ...

''. As with other genera in the

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

Pharnaciini Pharnaciini is a tribe of Asian stick insects, erected by Klaus Günther in 1953.Günther K (1953) Über die taxonomische Gliederung und die geographische Verbreitung der Insektenordnung der Phasmatodea. ''Beiträge zur Entomologie'', 3(5), 541� ...

, ''Phryganistria'' stick insects are notable for their range in size from "fairly large to very large", and amongst the world's longest stick insects (which also makes it the longest known insects).

Species

The genus includes the following: # ''

Phryganistria bachmaensis ''Phryganistria'' is a genus of stick insects belonging to the subfamily Clitumninae, native to Mainland Southeast Asia, including Yunnan China, central Vietnam and Bangladesh. The species in this genus have been subject to revision, with several ...

'' - Vietnam # ''

Phryganistria laikuenae ''Phryganistria'' is a genus of stick insects belonging to the subfamily Clitumninae, native to Mainland Southeast Asia, including Yunnan China, central Vietnam and Bangladesh. The species in this genus have been subject to revision, with several ...

'' - Yunnan # ''

Phryganistria virgea ''Phryganistria'' is a genus of stick insects belonging to the subfamily Clitumninae, native to Mainland Southeast Asia, including Yunnan China, central Vietnam and Bangladesh. The species in this genus have been subject to revision, with several ...

'' - type species (as ''Bacteria sarmentosa'' ) - Bangladesh

Reassigned species

The following species, previously placed here, are now in genus ''

'': * ''Phryganistria fruhstorferi'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 * ''P. grandis'' Rehn, 1906 * ''P. guanxiensis'' Chen & He, 2008 * ''P. heusii'' Hennemann & Conle, 1997 * ''P. longzhouensis'' Chen & He, 2008 * '' P. tamdaoensis'' J. Bresseel & J Constant, 2014

''Phryganistria "chinensis"''

Claimed to be the world's longest stick insect, the informally named ''

Phryganistria "chinensis" ''Phryganistria'' "chinensis" is an informal name for a currently scientifically undescribed species of stick insect discovered in 2014 near Liuzhou in Guangxi, China. It is the world's longest stick insect, which also makes it the world's lon ...

'', discovered in 2014 near

Liuzhou Liuzhou (; , Standard Mandarin: , Liuzhou Yue dialect: International Phonetic Alphabet, iəu53 ʦəu44 is a prefecture-level city in north-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. The prefecture's population was 4 ...

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, China, apparently remains an

undescribed species In taxonomy, an undescribed taxon is a taxon (for example, a species) that has been discovered, but not yet formally described and named. The various Nomenclature Codes specify the requirements for a new taxon to be validly described and named. U ...

after more than 10 years. A wild collected female kept at the Insect Museum of West China was the record holder at in total length (including extended legs), but it was surpassed by one of its captive bred young that reached .

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q10628759 Phasmatodea genera Phasmatodea of Indo-China Taxa named by Carl Stål

Species

Reassigned species

''Phryganistria "chinensis"''

See also

References

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