Lonchodidae
[Brunner 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.
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The subfamilies Necrosciinae and Lonchodinae, formerly part of ]Diapheromeridae
Diapheromeridae is a family of stick insects ( order Phasmatodea). They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea.
The family contains some huge species, e.g. '' Paraphanocles keratosqueleton'' which can grow to over ...
, were determined to make up a separate family and were transferred to the re-established family Lonchodidae in 2018.[
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Subfamilies and tribes
* Lonchodinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
** tribe Eurycanthini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
** tribe Lonchodini
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 ...
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
** tribe not determined
*** genus Megalophasma Bi, 1995
*** genus Papuacocelus Hennemann & Conle, 2006
* Necrosciinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
** tribe Necrosciini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
References
External links
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Phasmatodea families