Pachymorphinae is a subfamily of

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 D ...

s in the family

Phasmatidae 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 reprodu ...

. Genera are primarily found in Africa, Asia and Australia.

Tribes and genera

The ''Phasmida Species File''Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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Hemipachymorphini

Authority: Günther, 1953 Tectarchus salebrosus

* '' Hemipachymorpha'' Kirby, 1904 * '' Pseudopromachus'' Günther, 1929 * ''

Spinotectarchus ''Spinotectarchus acornutus'' is a species of stick insect endemic to New Zealand. It belongs to the family Diapheromeridae, and is the only member of the genus ''Spinotectarchus''. It is commonly referred to as the spiny ridge-backed stick insec ...

'' Salmon, 1991 * '' Tectarchus'' Salmon, 1954

Pachymorphini

Authority: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 * ''

Acanthoderus ''Acanthoderus''Gray GR (1835) ''Synopsis of the species of insects belonging to the family of Phasmidae'' 14. is a monotypic genus of Phasmatodea, stick insects in the tribe Pachymorphini. The single species ''Acanthoderus spinosus'' has a kn ...

'' Gray, 1835 * ''

Asteliaphasma ''Asteliaphasma'' is a genus of phasmids belonging to the family Diapheromeridae Diapheromeridae is a family of stick insects ( order Phasmatodea). They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea. The family contai ...

'' Jewell & Brock, 2003 * '' Micrarchus'' Carl, 1913 * ''

Miniphasma ''Miniphasma'' is a genus of phasmid or stick insect of the family Diapheromeridae. Two species are recognized, both endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இ� ...

'' Zompro, 2007 * ''

Niveaphasma ''Niveaphasma annulata'' is a species of stick insect found in New Zealand. It is the sole member of the genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as ...

'' 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 Phasmatidae Phasmatodea subfamilies Insects of Asia Insects of Africa