Diapheromeridae is a
family
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of
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 ...
s (
order
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* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...
Phasmatodea
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 ...
). They belong to the
superfamily
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Anareolatae
The Euphasmatodea, also known by its junior synonym Verophasmatodea is a suborder of the Phasmatodea, which contains the vast majority of the extant species of stick and leaf insects, excluding the Timematodea. The oldest record of Euphasmato ...
of
suborder
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Verophasmatodea.
The family contains some huge
species
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, e.g. ''
Paraphanocles keratosqueleton'' which can grow to over 30 cm long.
Subfamilies
Four
subfamilies
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are placed here according to the
Phasmid Study Group
The Phasmid Study Group is a group for professional and amateur entomologists who are interested in the order Phasmatodea, i.e. stick and leaf insects, known as "phasmids", as well as other interested persons. Over 40 species
In biology, a s ...
. The re-established
Lonchodidae
LonchodidaeBrunner von Wattenwyl (1893) ''Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova'' (2)13(33): 80. is a family of stick insects, with more than 150 genera and 1,000 described species.
The subfamilies Necrosciinae and ...
, placed as a subfamily in the Diapheromeridae in older treatments, now contain the
Lonchodinae
The Lonchodinae are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Lonchodidae found in: Australasia, Asia, Africa, Southern America and the Pacific.
The subfamilies Necrosciinae and Lonchodinae, formerly part of Diapheromeridae, were determined to ...
and the
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 and ...
. The
Palophinae
Palophinae is a subfamily of the stick insect family Diapheromeridae. They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea.PSG (2009)
Altogether about 20 species of Palophinae are known to date. They have a relictual distribut ...
are the smallest subfamily by far and not particularly diverse. The other two subfamilies, with 3
tribe
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s each, contain the highest diversity of Diapheromeridae.
The subfamilies are now:
*
Diapheromerinae
Diapheromerinae is a subfamily of the stick insect family Diapheromeridae. They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea.PSG (2009)
The family contains the huge '' Paraphanocles keratosqueleton'', often discussed under i ...
*
Palophinae
Palophinae is a subfamily of the stick insect family Diapheromeridae. They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea.PSG (2009)
Altogether about 20 species of Palophinae are known to date. They have a relictual distribut ...
See also
*
List of Diapheromeridae genera
This is a list of 166 genera in Diapheromeridae, a family of walkingsticks in the order Phasmatodea.
Diapheromeridae genera
* '' Acacus''
* '' Acanthoderus''
* '' Acanthophasma''
* '' Adelungella''
* '' Alienobostra''
* '' Anarchodes''
* ' ...
References
External links
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AnimalBase : Diapheromeridae Family
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