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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 repr ...

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Platycraninae The PlatycraninaeBrunner von Wattenwyl (1893) ''Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova'' (2)13 (33): 97. are an anareolate subfamily of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. Their known distribution includes southe ...
:genus: '' Anophelepis'' ::*'' Anophelepis telesphorus'' :genus: '' Graeffea'' ::*'' Graeffea coccophaga'' :genus: '' Megacrania'' ::*''
Megacrania batesii ''Megacrania batesii'', commonly known as the peppermint stick insect, is an unusual species of stick insect found in northeastern Australia, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, and possibly as far north as the Philippines. ...
'' ::*'' Megacrania alpheus'' :genus: '' Echetlus'' ::*'' Echetlus peristhenes'' subfamily: Palophinae :genus: '' Palophus'' ::*(3 undescribed species) subfamily: Eurycanthinae :genus: '' Eurycantha'' ::*'' Eurycantha sifia'' :genus: '' Dryococelus'' ::*''
Dryococelus australis ''Dryococelus australis'', commonly known as the Lord Howe Island stick insect or tree lobster, is a species of stick insect that lives on the Lord Howe Island Group. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Dryococelus''. Thought to be e ...
'' subfamily: Lonchodinae :genus: '' Lonchodes'' ::*'' Lonchodes caurus'' ::*'' Lonchodes longiceps'' :genus: ''
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'' ::*'' Carausius insularis'' ::*'' Carausius macerrimus'' :genus: ''
Hyrtacus In Greek mythology, Hyrtacus (; Ancient Greek: Ὕρτακος) is an obscure character associated with the Trojan War. He was a comrade of King Priam of Troy. Hyrtacus married Arisbe (daughter of Merops), Arisbe, daughter of King Merops (mythology) ...
'' ::*'' Hyrtacus coenosa'' ::*'' Hyrtacus eutrachelia'' ::*''
Hyrtacus peridromes In Greek mythology, Hyrtacus (; Ancient Greek: Ὕρτακος) is an obscure character associated with the Trojan War. He was a comrade of King Priam of Troy. Hyrtacus married Arisbe (daughter of Merops), Arisbe, daughter of King Merops (mythology) ...
'' ::*'' Hyrtacus tuberculatus'' ::*'' Hyrtacus imitans'' ::*'' Hyrtacus carinata'' ::*'' Hyrtacus striatus'' ::*(16 undescribed species) :genus: '' Marcenia'' ::*'' Marcenia frenchi'' ::*'' Marcenia gracilis'' :genus: '' Austrocarausius'' ::*'' Austrocarausius mercurius'' ::*'' Austrocarausius nigropunctatus'' subfamily: Pachymorphinae :genus: '' Acanthoderus'' ::*'' Acanthoderus spinosus'' :genus: '' Pachymorpha'' ::*'' Pachymorpha squalida'' ::*''
Pachymorpha simplicipes ''Pachymorpha'' is a genus of phasmids belonging to the family Diapheromeridae Diapheromeridae is a family of stick insects ( order Phasmatodea). They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea. The family contains so ...
'' ::*'' Pachymorpha pasithoe'' ::*(14 undescribed species) subfamily:
Phasmatinae The Phasmatinae are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. They contain at least three tribes; Bradley and Galil corrected the spelling to "Phasmatinae" and provides a key to tribes. Tribes and genera The ''Phasmida Species Fi ...
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Ctenomorpha ''Ctenomorpha'' is a genus of phasmids belonging to 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 re ...
'' ::*'' Ctenomorpha chronus'' ::*'' Ctenomorpha acheron'' ::*'' Ctenomorpha haworthii'' ::*'' Ctenomorpha macleayi'' ::*'' Ctenomorpha caprella'' ::*'' Ctenomorpha salmacis'' :genus: '' Acrophylla Gray'' ::*'' Acrophylla titan'' ::*'' Acrophylla cornuta'' ::*'' Acrophylla nubilosa'' ::*'' Acrophylla paula'' ::*'' Acrophylla ligula'' ::*'' Acrophylla wuelfingi'' :genus: '' Eurycnema'' ::*''
Eurycnema goliath ''Eurycnema goliath'', commonly known as the goliath stick insect, or the regal stick insect, is a large species of stick insect in the family Phasmatidae, endemic to Australia and considered one of the largest species of stick insects in the cou ...
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Eurycnema osiris ''Eurycnema'' is a genus of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae and tribe Phasmatini. Species have a known distribution from Australasia Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the ...
'' :genus: '' Baculum'' ::*'' Baculum stilpnoides'' :genus: ''
Anchiale Anchiale ( grc, Ἀγχιάλη) or Anchialeia was a historic city of ancient Cilicia now a part of modern Mersin, Turkey. It was inhabited during the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine eras. History The main informant about Anchiale was Strabo ...
'' ::*'' Anchiale austrotessulata'' ::*'' Anchiale briareus'' ::*'' Anchiale maculata'' ::*'' Anchiale spinicollis'' :genus: '' Arphax'' ::*'' Arphax brunneus'' ::*'' Arphax australis'' ::*'' Arphax dolomedes'' ::*'' Arphax signatus'' ::*'' Arphax michaelseni'' :genus: ''
Clitarchus Clitarchus may refer to: *Cleitarchus Cleitarchus or Clitarchus ( el, Κλείταρχος) was one of the historians of Alexander the Great. Son of the historian Dinon of Colophon, he spent a considerable time at the court of Ptolemy Lagus. He ...
'' ::*'' Clitarchus laeviusculus'' ::*'' Clitarchus longipes'' :genus: ''
Hermarchus Hermarchus or Hermarch ( el, Ἕρμαρχoς, ''Hermarkhos''; c. 325-c. 250 BC), sometimes incorrectly written Hermachus ( el, Ἕρμαχoς, Hermakhos), was an Epicurean philosopher. He was the disciple and successor of Epicurus as head of the ...
'' ::*'' Hermarchus polynesicus'' :genus: '' Vetilia'' ::*'' Vetilia enceladus'' ::*'' Vetilia thoon'' :genus: ''
Onchestus Onchestos or Onchestus ( el, Ογχηστός) was a Greek town in ancient Boeotia northwest of Thebes. In ancient times it was famous for its sanctuary of Poseidon. The site has been excavated intermittently since the 1960s. It was in the terri ...
'' ::*'' Onchestus gorgus'' ::*'' Onchestus pasimachus'' ::*'' Onchestus rentzi'' ::*(2 undescribed species) :genus: '' Acanthomima'' ::*'' Acanthomima periphanes'' ::*'' Acanthomima rhipheus'' :genus: '' Paronchestus'' ::*'' Paronchestus charon'' :genus: '' Ctenomorphodes'' ::*'' Ctenomorphodes briareus'' ::*'' Ctenomorphodes tessulatus'' ::*'' Ctenomorphodes aliena'' ::*(3 undescribed species) subfamily: Xeroderinae :genus: '' Xeroderus'' ::*'' Xeroderus kirbii'' ::*(1 undescribed species) :genus: '' Cooktownia'' ::*'' Cooktownia plana'' subfamily: Tropidoderinae :genus: '' Extatosoma'' ::*'' Extatosoma tiaratum'' ::* '' Extatosoma popa'' :genus: '' Podacanthus'' ::*'' Podacanthus typhon'' ::*'' Podacanthus viridiroseus'' ::*'' Podacanthus wilkinsoni'' ::*(1 undescribed species) :genus: '' Tropidoderus'' ::*''
Tropidoderus childrenii ''Tropidoderus childrenii'', the Children's stick insect, was first described in 1833 by Gray. Description These relatively large stick insects generally measure about in length and are native to Eastern Australia. Generally, the female insect ...
'' ::*'' Tropidoderus rhodomus'' ::*'' Tropidoderus michaelseni'' ::*'' Tropidoderus gracilifemur'' ::*'' Tropidoderus prasina'' :genus: '' Lysicles'' ::*'' Lysicles hippolytus'' ::*'' Lysicles insignis'' :genus: '' Vasilissa'' ::*'' Vasilissa walkeri'' :genus: '' Didymuria'' ::*'' Didymuria violences'' :genus: '' Malandania'' ::*'' Malandania pulchra'' unplaced genera: :genus: ''
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'' ::*'' Bacillus peristhenellus'' :genus: ''
Eubulides Eubulides of Miletus ( grc, Εὐβουλίδης; fl. 4th century BCE) was a Greek philosopher of the Megarian school, a pupil of Euclid of Megara and a contemporary of Aristotle. He is famous for his logical paradoxes. Life Eubulides was a pu ...
'' ::*'' Eubulides spuria'' :genus: '' Austroclonistria'' ::*'' Austroclonistria serrulata'' :genus: '' Denhama'' ::*'' Denhama aussa''


Phylliidae The family Phylliidae (often misspelled Phyllidae) contains the extant true leaf insects or walking leaves, which include some of the most remarkably camouflaged leaf mimics (mimesis) in the entire animal kingdom. They occur from South Asia thro ...

subfamily: Phylliinae :genus: ''
Phyllium ''Phyllium''Illiger (1798) ''Verzeichnis der Käfer Preussens'' 499. is the largest and most widespread genus of leaf insects in the family Phylliidae ( Phasmatodea). They can be found in Sundaland, Philippine Islands, Wallacea, and Australasi ...
'' ::*'' Phyllium siccifolium'' ::*'' Phyllium frondosum'' :genus: '' Nanophyllium'' ::*'' Nanophyllium pygmaeum'' subfamily: Necrosciinae :genus: '' Necroscia'' ::*'' Necroscia bella'' :genus: '' Sipyloidea'' ::*'' Sipyloidea carterus'' ::*'' Sipyloidea filiformis'' ::*'' Sipyloidea gracilipes'' ::*'' Sipyloidea nelida'' ::*'' Sipyloidea ovabdita'' ::*'' Sipyloidea similis'' ::*(13 undescribed species) :genus: '' Haaniella'' ::*''
Haaniella grayii ''Haaniella grayii'' is a stick insect species native to Borneo. It is a typical representative of the subfamily Heteropteryginae and the largest species of the genus '' Haaniella''. The occasionally used common name Gray's Haaniella refers to ...
'' :genus: '' Anasceles'' ::*(1 undescribed species) :genus: '' Mesaner'' ::*'' Mesaner sarpedon'' :genus: '' Parasipyloidea'' ::*'' Parasipyloidea aberrata'' ::*'' Parasipyloidea annulata'' ::*'' Parasipyloidea granulosa'' ::*'' Parasipyloidea ignotus'' ::*'' Parasipyloidea spurcata'' ::*'' Parasipyloidea tener'' ::*'' Parasipyloidea cercata'' ::*'' Parasipyloidea strumosa'' ::*'' Parasipyloidea pallida'' ::*(11 undescribed species) :genus: '' Parasosibia'' ::*'' Parasosibia australica'' :genus: '' Neopromachus'' ::*'' Neopromachus sordidus'' :genus: '' Malandella'' ::*'' Malandella queenslandica'' :genus: '' Scionecra'' ::*'' Scionecra queenslandica''


References


Order Phasmatodea Jacobsen & Bianchi, 1902


See also

*
List of Australian stick insects and mantids This is an incomplete list of mantids and stick insects found in Australia. Common species * Titan stick insect, '' Acrophylla titan'' * Tesselated phasmid, '' Anchiale austrotessulata'' * Large brown mantis, '' Archimantis latistyla'' * Monste ...
* Phasmatodea
Order Phasmatodea, Distribution Map
Phasmatodea