''Pseudodiacantha''
is an Asian genus of
stick insects
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 dar ...
in the family
Lonchodidae
LonchodidaeBrunner von Wattenwyl (1893) ''Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova'' (2)13(33): 80. is a family of Phasmatodea, stick insects, with more than 150 genera and 1,000 described species.
The subfamilies Necrosc ...
and subfamily
Necrosciinae
Necrosciinae is a subfamily of the stick insect family Lonchodidae, with its greatest diversity in South-East Asia.
The subfamilies Necrosciinae and Lonchodinae, formerly part of Diapheromeridae, were determined to make up a separate family a ...
. Members of ''Pseudodiacantha'' are excellent examples of camouflage, as they are known to cover themselves in mossy or lichenous outgrowths that supplement their disguise.
Species
The Phasmida Species File lists:
* ''
Pseudodiacantha chieni''
Seow-Choen, 2019
* ''
Pseudodiacantha macklottii''
(de Haan, 1842)
References
External links
Phasmatodea.com: ''Anchiale modesta'' Redtenbacher, 1908
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Lonchodidae
Phasmatodea genera
Phasmatodea of Asia
Insects described in 1908
Taxa named by Ludwig Redtenbacher