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Phasmidae
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 Tropidoderina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stick Insect
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida, Phasmatoptera or Spectra) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walking sticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's darning needles, although this name is shared by both dragonflies and crane flies. They can be generally referred to as phasmatodeans, phasmids, or ghost insects, with phasmids in the family Phylliidae called leaf insects, leaf-bugs, walking leaves, or bug leaves. The group's name is derived from the Ancient Greek ', meaning an apparition or phantom, referring to their resemblance to vegetation while in fact being animals. Their natural camouflage makes them difficult for predators to detect; still, many species have one of several secondary lines of defense in the form of startle displays, spines or toxic secretions. Stick insects from the genera '' Phryganistria'', '' Ctenomorpha'', and '' Phobaeticus'' include the world's l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') 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". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incertae Sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a 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 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'', 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. * Bocage's longbill, ''Motacilla boc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxa
In biology, a taxon ( back-formation from '' taxonomy''; plural 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. 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 set forth in Carl Linnaeus's system in ''Systema Naturae'', 10th edition (1758), as well as an unpublished work by Bernard and Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. The idea of a unit-based system of biological classification was first made widely available in 1805 in the ... [...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 its alleged role 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 within the Hukawng Basin, a large Cretaceous- Cenozoic sedimentary basin within northern Myanmar. ... [...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'' Westwood, 1859 # '' Leosthenes'' Stål, 1875 # ''Nisyrus'' Stål, 1875 (synonym ''Cotylosoma'' Wood-Mason, 1878) # '' Sinoxenophasmina'' Ho, 2021 # ''Xenophasmina ''Xenophasmina'' Uvarov BP (1940) ''Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.'' (11)6: 379. is an Asian genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae and subfamily Xeroderinae. Species have a known distribution from Indo-China Mainland Southeast Asia, also ...'' Uvarov, 1940 # '' Xeroderus'' Gray, 1835 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q1465905 Phasmatidae Phasmatodea subfamilies Phasmatodea of Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platycraninae
The 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 Diagoras may refer to: * Diagoras of Melos – an Atheist philosopher and poet (5th century BC) *Diagoras of Rhodes – a boxer (5th century BC) *Diagoras – a Greek physician quoted in ''Natural History'' of Pliny * Diagoras F.C. – football c ...'' Stål, 1877 # '' Eucarcharus'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 # '' Hermarchus'' Stål, 1875 # '' Macrophasma'' Hennemann & Conle, 2006 # '' Nesiophasma'' Günther, 1934 # '' Phasmotaenia'' Navas, 1907 # '' Sadyattes'' St ... [...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 ''Pachymorpha'' is a genus of phasmids belonging to the family Diapheromeridae. The species of this genus are found in Australasia, Africa, Madagascar and tropical Asia up to southern China. Species The ''Phasmida Species File'' lists: *''Pachy ...'' Gray, 1835 References External links * {{taxonbar, from=Q1227677 Phasmatid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
