''Phryganistria'' is a genus of

stick insects 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 ...

belonging to the subfamily

Clitumninae The Clitumninae are a sub-family of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae found in Asia (a record for ''Phobaeticus'' from Brasil was probably erroneous). The type genus ''Clitumnus'' is now considered a synonym of '' Ramulus''. Tribes and ge ...

. It was described by the Swedish entomologist

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in 1875. Members of the genus are found only in Southeast Asia. Of the new species described in 2014, ''Phryganistria heusii yentuensis'', which is 32 cm long, is one of the longest insects known to date. Another, ''

Phryganistria tamdaoensis ''Phryganistria tamdaoensis'' is a species of stick insect belonging to the family of giant sticks. It was described in 2014 based on specimens from the Tam Đảo National Park in Vietnam, hence, the specific name ''tamdaoensis''. It was de ...

'' was selected in 2015 by the

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as one of the "Top 10 New Species" for new species discovered in 2014. In May 2016, the Chinese state media

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announced that a new species informally named 'Phryganistria chinensis' was discovered in

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autonomous region of China. The discoverer Zhao Li, at the Insect Museum of West China, had found the specimen in 2014. The original specimen was a female and measured long. It has not been formally described. In August 2017, one of the offspring attained 64 cm (25.2 inch) in length, becoming the largest insect in the world, and has been listed in the ''

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'' as the "longest insect."

Species

The genus includes the following: *''

Phryganistria bachmaensis ''Phryganistria'' is a genus of stick insects belonging to the subfamily Clitumninae. It was described by the Swedish entomologist Carl Stål in 1875. Members of the genus are found only in Southeast Asia. Of the new species described in 2014, '' ...

'' Ta & Hoang, 2004 *''

Phryganistria fruhstorferi ''Phryganistria'' is a genus of stick insects belonging to the subfamily Clitumninae. It was described by the Swedish entomologist Carl Stål in 1875. Members of the genus are found only in Southeast Asia. Of the new species described in 2014, '' ...

'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 *''

Phryganistria grandis ''Phryganistria'' is a genus of stick insects belonging to the subfamily Clitumninae. It was described by the Swedish entomologist Carl Stål in 1875. Members of the genus are found only in Southeast Asia. Of the new species described in 2014, '' ...

'' Rehn, 1906 *''

Phryganistria guanxiensis ''Phryganistria'' is a genus of stick insects belonging to the subfamily Clitumninae. It was described by the Swedish entomologist Carl Stål in 1875. Members of the genus are found only in Southeast Asia. Of the new species described in 2014, '' ...

'' Chen & He, 2008 *''

Phryganistria heusii ''Phryganistria'' is a genus of stick insects belonging to the subfamily Clitumninae. It was described by the Swedish entomologist Carl Stål in 1875. Members of the genus are found only in Southeast Asia. Of the new species described in 2014, '' ...

'' Hennemann & Conle, 1997 **''Phryganistria heusii heusii'' Hennemann & Conle, 1997 **''Phryganistria heusii yentuensis'' J. Bresseel & J Constant, 2014 *''

Phryganistria longzhouensis ''Phryganistria'' is a genus of stick insects belonging to the subfamily Clitumninae. It was described by the Swedish entomologist Carl Stål in 1875. Members of the genus are found only in Southeast Asia. Of the new species described in 2014, '' ...

'' Chen & He, 2008 *''

'' J. Bresseel & J Constant, 2014 *''

Phryganistria virgea ''Phryganistria'' is a genus of stick insects belonging to the subfamily Clitumninae. It was described by the Swedish entomologist Carl Stål in 1875. Members of the genus are found only in Southeast Asia. Of the new species described in 2014, '' ...

'' (Westwood, 1848) - synonym ''P. sarmentosa'' Westwood, 1848

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q10628759 Phasmatodea genera Phasmatodea of Indo-China Taxa named by Carl Stål

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