The Phasmatinae are a

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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

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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 ...

. They contain at least three

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; Bradley and Galil corrected the spelling to "Phasmatinae" and provides a key to tribes.

Tribes and genera

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

Authority: Günther, 1953; distribution

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* '' Acanthomima'' Kirby, 1904 * '' Anophelepis'' Westwood, 1859 * '' Arphax'' Stål, 1875 * '' Echetlus (phasmid)'' Stål, 1875 * '' Mauritiophasma'' Cliquennois & Brock, 2004 * '' Vasilissa'' Kirby, 1896

Acanthoxylini

Authority: Bradley & Galil, 1977 * '' Acanthoxyla'' Uvarov, 1944 * '' Argosarchus'' Hutton, 1898 * '' Clitarchus'' Stål, 1875 * '' Pseudoclitarchus'' Salmon, 1991 * '' Tepakiphasma'' Buckley & Bradler, 2010

Phasmatini

Selected genera (mostly from

and SE Asia): * '' Acrophylla'' Gray, 1835 * ''

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'' Stål, 1875 * '' Eurycnema'' Audinet-Serville, 1838 * '' Onchestus'' Stål, 1877 * ''

Phasma ''Phasma'' is a genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae, subfamily Phasmatinae and tribe Phasmatini. It is found in Wallacea & New Guinea. Species The Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life (CoL) is an online database that prov ...

'' Lichtenstein, 1796

Inclusion of Other Tribes

Some treatments include up to seven tribes in this subfamily. The Clitumnini and Pharnaciini are here separated in a distinct subfamily Clitumninae, and while the Achriopterini and Stephanacridini have also been placed in the Phasmatinae, other authors treat them as tribes ''

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'' among the Phasmatidae as is done here.

References

External links

Phasmid Study Group: Phasmatinae

Phasmida Subfamily File: Phasmatinae
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1234654 Phasmatidae Phasmatodea subfamilies Phasmatodea of Asia