Tropidoderinae
The TropidoderinaeBrunner von Wattenwyl (1893) ''Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova'' (2)13(33): 97. are a sub-family of stick insects 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 repr ...: genera are found in Africa, tropical Asia and Australasia. Tribes and genera Tribe Gigantophasmatini Authority: Hennemann & Conle, 2008 * '' Gigantophasma'' Sharp, 1898 Tribe Monandropterini Authority: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 - syn. : Monandropterae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 * '' Heterophasma'' Redtenbacher, 1908 * '' Monandroptera'' Serville, 1838 * '' Rhaphiderus'' Serville, 1838 Tribe Tropidoderini Authority: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 * '' Lysicles (insect)'' Stål, 1877 * '' Malandania'' Sjöstedt, 1918 * '' Micropodacant ...
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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 reproduce by parthenogenesis. Despite their bizarre, even threatening appearance, they are harmless to humans. The Phasmatidae contain some of the largest insects in existence. An undescribed species of ''Phryganistria'' is the longest living insect known, able to reach a total length of 64 cm (25.2 inch). Subfamilies Following the Phasmid Study Group, nine subfamilies are recognized in the Phasmatidae. Other treatments differ, sometimes recognizing as few as six. The Lonchodinae were historically often placed in the Diapheromeridae, the other family of the Anareolatae. The Phasmatinae are often expanded to include the two tribes here separated as the Clitumninae, while the Extatosomatinae may be similarly included in the Tropidoderi ...
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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 Devil's darning needles, although this name is shared by both dragonflies and crane flies. They can be generally referred to as phasmatodeans, phasmids, or ghost insects, with phasmids in the family Phylliidae called leaf insects, leaf-bugs, walking leaves, or bug leaves. The group's name is derived from the Ancient Greek ', meaning an apparition or phantom, referring to their resemblance to vegetation while in fact being animals. Their natural camouflage makes them difficult for predators to detect; still, many species have one of several secondary lines of defense in the form of startle displays, spines or toxic secretions. Stick insects from the genera ''Phryganistria'', ''Ctenomorpha'', and ''Phobaeticus'' include the world's long ...
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Lysicles (insect)
Lysicles may refer to: * Lysicles (5th century BC) (d. 428 BC), Athenian general, contemporary of Pericles * Lysicles (4th century BC) (d. 338 BC), Athenian commander at the battle of Chaeronea * ''Lysicles'' (phasmid), a genus of stick insects 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 repr ...