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Phasmatidae Of New Zealand
The Phasmatidae are a family of the stick insects (order Phasmatodea). They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea. Like many of their relatives, the Phasmatidae are capable of regenerating limbs and commonly reproduce by parthenogenesis. Despite their bizarre, even threatening appearance, they are harmless to humans. The Phasmatidae contain some of the largest insects in existence. An undescribed species of ''Phryganistria'' is the longest living insect known, able to reach a total length of 64 cm (25.2 inch). Subfamilies Following the Phasmid Study Group, nine subfamilies are recognized in the Phasmatidae. Other treatments differ, sometimes recognizing as few as six. The Lonchodinae were historically often placed in the Diapheromeridae, the other family of the Anareolatae. The Phasmatinae are often expanded to include the two tribes here separated as the Clitumninae, while the Extatosomatinae may be similarly included in the Tropidoderinae as a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family (, : ) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". The delineation of what constitutes a family—or whether a described family should be acknowledged—is established and decided upon by active taxonomists. There are not strict regulations for outlining or acknowledging a family, yet in the realm of plants, these classifications often rely on both the vegetative and reproductive characteristics of plant species. Taxonomists frequently hold varying perspectives on these descriptions, leading to a lack of widespread consensus within the scientific community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 genera The ''Phasmida Species File'' lists three tribes 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 ...: Clitumnini Authority: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 # '' Baculomia'' Bresseel & Constant, 2019 # '' Cuniculina'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 # '' Ectentoria'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 # '' Entoria'' Stål, 1875 # '' Erringtonia'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 # '' Gongylopus'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 # '' Lobofemora'' Bresseel & Constant, 2015 # '' Mesentoria'' Chen & He, 2008 # '' Metentoria'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 # '' Parabac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incertae Sedis
or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is indicated by (of uncertain family), (of uncertain suborder), (of uncertain order) and similar terms. Examples * The fossil plant ''Paradinandra, Paradinandra suecica'' could not be assigned to any family, but was placed ''incertae sedis'' within the order Ericales when described in 2001. * The fossil ''Gluteus minimus (fossil), Gluteus minimus'', described in 1975, could not be assigned to any known animal phylum. The genus is therefore ''incertae sedis'' within the kingdom Animalia. * While it was unclear to which order the New World vultures (family Cathartidae) should be assigned, they were placed in Aves ''incertae sedis''. It was later agreed to place them in a separate order, Cathartiformes. * Boc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxa
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; : taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion, especially in the context of rank-based (" Linnaean") nomenclature (much less so under phylogenetic nomenclature). If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were presumably set forth in prehistoric times by hunter-gatherers, as suggested by the fairly sophisticated folk taxonomies. Much later, Aristotle, and later st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burmese Amber
Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. The amber is of significant palaeontological interest due to the diversity of flora and fauna contained as inclusions, particularly arthropods including insects and arachnids but also birds, lizards, snakes, frogs and fragmentary dinosaur remains. The amber has been known and commercially exploited since the first century AD, and has been known to science since the mid-nineteenth century. Research on the deposit has attracted controversy due to the potential role of the amber trade in funding internal conflict in Myanmar and hazardous working conditions in the mines where it is collected. Geological context, depositional environment and age The amber is found in the Hukawng Basin, a large Cretaceous-Cenozoic sedimentary basin within north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xeroderinae
The XeroderinaeGünther (1953) ''Beiträge zur Entomologie, Berlin'' 3(5): 547. are a sub-family of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae: genera are found in tropical Asia and Australasia; there is a single tribe: the Xeroderini Günther, 1953. Genera # '' Caledoniophasma'' Günther, 1953 # '' Cnipsus'' Zompro, 2001 # '' Dimorphodes'' Wood-Mason, 1878 # ''Epicharmus Epicharmus of Kos or Epicharmus Comicus or Epicharmus Comicus Syracusanus (), thought to have lived between c. 550 and c. 460 BC, was a Greek dramatist and philosopher who is often credited with being one of the first comedic writers, ...'' Westwood, 1859 # '' Leosthenes'' Stål, 1875 # '' Nisyrus'' Stål, 1875 (synonym '' Cotylosoma'' Wood-Mason, 1878) # '' Sinoxenophasmina'' Ho, 2021 # '' Xenophasmina'' Uvarov, 1940 # '' Xeroderus'' Gray, 1835 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q1465905 Phasmatidae Phasmatodea subfamilies Phasmatodea of Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platycraninae
PlatycraninaeBrunner von Wattenwyl (1893) ''Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova'' (2)13 (33): 97. are an anareolate subfamily of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. Their known distribution includes southern, southeast Asia and Australasia. Genera The Phasmida Species File lists two tribes: ; monotypic tribe Platycranini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 * '' Platycrana'' Gray, 1835 Stephanacridini Auth: Günther, 1953 # ''Diagoras'' Stål, 1877 - monotypic '' Diagoras ephialtes'' Stål, 1877 # '' Eucarcharus'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 # '' Hermarchus'' Stål, 1875 # '' Macrophasma'' Hennemann & Conle, 2006 # '' Nesiophasma'' Günther, 1934 # '' Phasmotaenia'' Navas, 1907 # ''Sadyattes Sadyattes (; ; reigned 637–) was the third king of the Mermnad dynasty in Lydia, the son of Ardys and the grandson of Gyges of Lydia. Sadyattes reigned 12 years according to Herodotus. Reign Background Sadyattes came to power during period o ...'' Stål, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pachymorphinae
Pachymorphinae is a subfamily of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. Genera are primarily found in Africa, Asia and Australia. Tribes and genera The ''Phasmida Species File'' lists two tribes (Gratidiini has been moved): Hemipachymorphini Authority: Günther, 1953 * ''Hemipachymorpha'' Kirby, 1904 * ''Pseudopromachus'' Günther, 1929 * ''Spinotectarchus'' Salmon, 1991 * ''Tectarchus'' Salmon, 1954 Pachymorphini Authority: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 * ''Acanthoderus'' Gray, 1835 * ''Asteliaphasma'' Jewell & Brock, 2003 * ''Micrarchus'' Carl, 1913 * ''Miniphasma'' Zompro, 2007 * ''Niveaphasma'' Jewell & Brock, 2003 * ''Pachymorpha'' Gray, 1835 References External links * {{taxonbar, from=Q1227677 Phasmatidae Phasmatodea subfamilies Insects of Asia Insects of Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megacraniinae
The MegacraniinaeHennemann (2020) ''Zootaxa'' 4896(2): 151. are an anareolate subfamily of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. Their known distribution includes Malesia and islands in the Pacific and Indian oceans. Several genera have been revised and were placed previously in the Platycraninae. Genera The Phasmida Species File lists: * '' Acanthograeffea'' Günther, 1932 * '' Apterograeffea'' Cliquennois & Brock, 2002 * '' Davidrentzia'' - monotypic ''D. valida'' Brock & Hasenpusch, 2007 * '' Erastus'' Redtenbacher, 1908 * ''Graeffea'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1868 * ''Megacrania ''Megacrania'' is a genus of the subfamily Megacraniinae of stick insects. Members of this genus are commonly referred to as "peppermint stick insects", due to the characteristic odor of their defensive spray, as well as the cylindrical, twig-li ...'' Kaup, 1871 * '' Ophicrania'' Kaup, 1871 * '' Xenomaches'' Kirby, 1896 - monotypic '' Xenomaches incommodus'' (Butler, 1876) References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
