''Phobaeticus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of Asian

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 comprising over 25 species. The genus includes some of the world's longest insects. Some species of ''Phobaeticus'' were formerly included in the genus ''

Pharnacia ''Pharnacia''Stål C (1877) ''Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar'' 34 (10): 40. is a tropical Asian genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae and subfamily Clitumninae (tribe Pharnaciini). Some species formerly pl ...

'' instead (e.g. '' Phobaeticus serratipes'' was known as ''Pharnacia serratipes'').

Species

# '' Phobaeticus annamallayanus'' (Wood-Mason, 1877) #'' Phobaeticus chani'' Bragg, 2008 # '' Phobaeticus decoris'' Seow-Choen, 2016 # '' Phobaeticus foliatus'' (Bragg, 1995) #'' Phobaeticus grubaueri'' (Redtenbacher, 1908) # '' Phobaeticus hypharpax'' (Westwood, 1859) # '' Phobaeticus incertus'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 # ''

Phobaeticus ingens ''Phobaeticus'' is a genus of Asian stick insects comprising over 25 species. The genus includes some of the world's longest insects. Some species of ''Phobaeticus'' were formerly included in the genus ''Pharnacia'' instead (e.g. '' Phobaeticus ...

'' (Redtenbacher, 1908) # '' Phobaeticus kirbyi'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 # '' Phobaeticus lobulatus'' (Carl, 1913) # ''

Phobaeticus lumawigi ''Phobaeticus'' is a genus of Asian stick insects comprising over 25 species. The genus includes some of the world's longest insects. Some species of ''Phobaeticus'' were formerly included in the genus ''Pharnacia'' instead (e.g. '' Phobaeticus ...

'' Brock, 1998 # ''

Phobaeticus magnus ''Phobaeticus'' is a genus of Asian stick insects comprising over 25 species. The genus includes some of the world's longest insects. Some species of ''Phobaeticus'' were formerly included in the genus ''Pharnacia'' instead (e.g. '' Phobaeticus ...

'' Hennemann & Conle, 2008 # ''

Phobaeticus mjobergi ''Phobaeticus'' is a genus of Asian stick insects comprising over 25 species. The genus includes some of the world's longest insects. Some species of ''Phobaeticus'' were formerly included in the genus ''Pharnacia'' instead (e.g. '' Phobaeticus ...

'' (Günther, 1935) #''

Phobaeticus monicachiae ''Phobaeticus'' is a genus of Asian stick insects comprising over 25 species. The genus includes some of the world's longest insects. Some species of ''Phobaeticus'' were formerly included in the genus ''Pharnacia'' instead (e.g. '' Phobaeticus ...

'' Seow-Choen, 2016 # ''

Phobaeticus palawanensis ''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 ...

'' Hennemann & Conle, 2008 # ''

Phobaeticus philippinicus ''Phobaeticus'' is a genus of Asian stick insects comprising over 25 species. The genus includes some of the world's longest insects. Some species of ''Phobaeticus'' were formerly included in the genus ''Pharnacia'' instead (e.g. '' Phobaeticus ...

'' (Hennemann & Conle, 1997) # ''

Phobaeticus pinnipes ''Phobaeticus'' is a genus of Asian stick insects comprising over 25 species. The genus includes some of the world's longest insects. Some species of ''Phobaeticus'' were formerly included in the genus ''Pharnacia'' instead (e.g. '' Phobaeticus ...

'' (Redtenbacher, 1908) # '' Phobaeticus redtenbacheri'' (Dohrn, 1910) # '' Phobaeticus serratipes'' (Gray, 1835) # '' Phobaeticus sinetyi'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 # '' Phobaeticus sobrinus'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 (synonym ''P. beccarianus'') - type species # '' Phobaeticus trui'' Bresseel & Constant, 2014

Reassigned species

* ''P. lambirica, P. rex'' = ''

rex'' (Günther, 1928) * ''P. sichuanensis'' = ''

Baculonistria ''Baculonistria'' is a genus of stick insects belonging to 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 A ...

alba'' Chen & He, 1990

References

External links

Phasmid Study Group: Phobaeticus

Phasmida Genus File: ''Phobaeticus''
* {{Taxonbar, from=Q1235013 Phasmatodea genera Taxa named by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl Phasmatidae Phasmatodea of Asia