''Pharnacia''
[Stål C (1877) ''Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar'' 34 (10): 40.] is a tropical Asian genus of
stick insect
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 da ...
s in the family
Phasmatidae
The Phasmatidae are a family (biology), family of the stick insects (order (biology), order Phasmatodea). They belong to the Superfamily (zoology), superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea.
Like many of their relatives, the Phasmatida ...
and 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 ...
(tribe
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†...
). Some species formerly placed in this genus have been reassigned to ''
Phobaeticus
''Phobaeticus'' is a genus of Asian stick insects comprising over 25 species. The genus includes some of the List of largest insects#Stick insects (Phasmatodea), world's longest insects.
Some species of ''Phobaeticus'' were formerly included in ...
''.
Species
The
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life (CoL) is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxono ...
lists:
* ''
Pharnacia borneensis''
Hennemann & Conle, 2008
* ''
Pharnacia heros''
Redtenbacher, 1908
* ''
Pharnacia kalag''
Zompro, 2005
* ''
Pharnacia palawanica''
Hennemann & Conle, 2008
* ''
Pharnacia ponderosa''
Stål, 1877 - type species
* ''
Pharnacia rex''
(Günther, 1928)
* ''
Pharnacia sumatrana''
(Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
* ''
Pharnacia tirachus''
(Westwood, 1859)
References
External links
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Phasmatodea genera
Phasmatodea of Asia