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Phasmatodea
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an Order (biology), order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's darning needles, although this name is shared by both Dragonfly, dragonflies and Tipuloidea, 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 Apparitional experience, apparition or Ghost, 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 antipredator adaptation, lines of defense in the form of startle displays, spines or toxic secretions. Stick insects from the genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phylliidae
The family Phylliidae (often misspelled Phyllidae) contains the Extant taxon, extant true leaf insects or walking leaves, which include some of the most remarkably camouflaged leaf mimicry, mimics (mimesis) in the entire animal kingdom. They occur from South Asia through Southeast Asia to Australia (continent), Australia. Earlier sources treat Phylliidae as a much larger taxon, containing genera in what are presently considered to be several different families. Characteristics Leaf insects are well camouflaged, taking on the appearance of leaves. They do this so accurately that predators often are not able to distinguish them from real leaves. In some species, the edge of the leaf insect's body has the appearance of bite marks. To further confuse predators, when the leaf insect walks, it rocks back and forth, mimicking a real leaf being blown by the wind. The scholar Antonio Pigafetta was probably the first Western person to document the creature, though it was known to people in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phryganistria
''Phryganistria'' is a genus of stick insects belonging to the subfamily Clitumninae, native to Mainland Southeast Asia, including Yunnan China, central Vietnam and Bangladesh. The species in this genus have been subject to revision, with several being reassigned to the related '' Neophryganistria''. As with other genera in the tribe Pharnaciini, ''Phryganistria'' stick insects are notable for their range in size from "fairly large to very large", and amongst the world's longest stick insects (which also makes it the longest known insects). Species The genus includes the following: # '' Phryganistria bachmaensis'' - Vietnam # '' Phryganistria laikuenae'' - Yunnan # '' Phryganistria virgea'' - type species (as ''Bacteria sarmentosa'' ) - Bangladesh Reassigned species The following species, previously placed here, are now in genus '' Neophryganistria'': * ''Phryganistria fruhstorferi'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 * ''P. grandis'' Rehn, 1906 * ''P. guanxiensis'' Chen & He, 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphasmatodea
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 Euphasmatodea is '' Araripephasma'' from the Crato Formation of Brazil, dating to the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous. Superfamilies and families The suborder Euphasmatodea was previously divided into two infraorders: the Areolatae and Anareolatae, based on the presence or absence of an "areola": a small ring of colour or gap in wing margin - see the Glossary of entomology terms. This division has now been superseded and the suborder is now divided into four superfamilies: Aschiphasmatoidea, Bacilloidea, Phyllioidea, and Pseudophasmatoidea. The latter includes family Agathemeridae, which was previously placed in suborder Agathemerodea. Aschiphasmatoidea Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 * † ArchipseudophasmatidaeZompro, O. 2001. The P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insect
Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, Thorax (insect anatomy), thorax and abdomen (insect anatomy), abdomen), three pairs of jointed Arthropod leg, legs, compound eyes, and a pair of antenna (biology), antennae. Insects are the most diverse group of animals, with more than a million described species; they represent more than half of all animal species. The insect nervous system consists of a insect brain, brain and a ventral nerve cord. Most insects reproduce Oviparous, by laying eggs. Insects Respiratory system of insects, breathe air through a system of Spiracle (arthropods), paired openings along their sides, connected to Trachea#Invertebrates, small tubes that take air directly to the tissues. The blood therefore does not carry oxygen; it is only partly contained in ves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timema Cristinae
''Timema cristinae'', or Cristina's timema, is a species of walking stick in the family Timematidae. This species is named in recognition of the person who first found and collected itCristina Sandoval It is found in North America, in a small region of southern California, US. ''T. cristinae'' is one of the smallest species of stick insects. They are flightless, and feed on the shrubs on which they live. Description ''T. cristinae'' is among the smallest species of stick insects, with adults only reaching 2-3cm in length. They have rounded bodies, an elongated abdomen, and are wingless. This species also displays sexual dimorphism. The males are smaller (~2cm long) and thinner than females (~3cm long), and can also be distinguished by their red legs. Males and females also differ in their mandible shape and size, with female mandibles being much longer than those of their male counterparts. ''T. cristinae'' has a great sense of smell. This is known because it was found that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Startle Display
Deimatic behaviour or startle display means any pattern of bluffing behaviour in an animal that lacks strong defences, such as suddenly displaying conspicuous eyespots, to scare off or momentarily distract a predator, thus giving the prey animal an opportunity to escape. The term deimatic or dymantic originates from the Greek δειματόω (deimatóo), meaning "to frighten". Deimatic display occurs in widely separated groups of animals, including moths, butterflies, mantises and phasmids among the insects. In the cephalopods, different species of octopuses, squids, cuttlefish and the paper nautilus are deimatic. Displays are classified as deimatic or aposematic by the responses of the animals that see them. Where predators are initially startled but learn to eat the displaying prey, the display is classed as deimatic, and the prey is bluffing; where they continue to avoid the prey after tasting it, the display is taken as aposematic, meaning the prey is genuinely distastef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phobaeticus Chani Bragg, 2008; Holotype Female Dorsal View
''Phobaeticus'' is a genus of Asian stick insects comprising over 25 species. The genus includes some of the world's longest insects. Some species of ''Phobaeticus'' were formerly included in the genus '' Pharnacia'' instead (e.g. '' Phobaeticus serratipes'' was known as ''Pharnacia serratipes''). Species # '' Phobaeticus annamallayanus'' (Wood-Mason, 1877) #'' Phobaeticus chani'' Bragg, 2008 # '' Phobaeticus decoris'' Seow-Choen, 2016 # '' Phobaeticus foliatus'' (Bragg, 1995) #'' Phobaeticus grubaueri'' (Redtenbacher, 1908) # '' Phobaeticus hypharpax'' (Westwood, 1859) # '' Phobaeticus incertus'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 # '' Phobaeticus ingens'' (Redtenbacher, 1908) # '' Phobaeticus kirbyi'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 # '' Phobaeticus lobulatus'' (Carl, 1913) # '' Phobaeticus lumawigi'' Brock, 1998 # '' Phobaeticus magnus'' Hennemann & Conle, 2008 # '' Phobaeticus mjobergi'' (Günther, 1935) #'' Phobaeticus monicachiae'' Seow-Choen, 2016 # ''Phobaeticus palawanensis ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susumanioidea
Susumanioidea is an extinct superfamily of Phasmatodea, known from the Middle Jurassic to Eocene. They lie outside the modern crown group of Phasmatodea. Members of the group typically possess large, fully developed wings. Taxonomy up'' Renphasma sinica'' According to Yang ''et al.'' (2021), and subsequent literature * '' Yananphasma'' Guo, et al. 2025 Yanan Formation, China, Middle Jurassic *subfamily Phasmomimoidinae ** '' Phasmomimoides'' - 5 species, Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian- Oxfordian, Zaza Formation, Russian, Aptian * subfamily Aclistophasmatinae ** '' Aclistophasma'' - Jiulongshan Formation (Daohugou Beds), China, Callovian ** '' Adjacivena'' - Daohugou Beds, China, Callovian * subfamily Susumaniinae ** '' Aethephasma'' - Yixian Formation, China, Aptian ** '' Coniphasma'' - Umivik locality, Greenland, Coniacian ** '' Cretophasmomima'' - Weald Clay, England, Barremian, Yixian Formation, China, Aptian Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian, O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timematodea
Timematodea is a small suborder of stick insects, believed to be the earliest diverging living branch of the group. It contains only one living genus, '' Timema,'' known from the western United States, as well as two fossil genera, '' Granosicorpes'' and '' Tumefactipes'' from the early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) aged Burmese amber of Myanmar, all three of which are assigned to the family Timematidae. Another genus, '' Electrotimema'', from Eocene aged Baltic amber Baltic amber or succinite is amber from the Baltic region, home of its largest known deposits. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that this forested region provided the re ..., has also been assigned to the suborder, but its precise placement is uncertain, as the diagnostic features of the tarsi were cited inconsistently, so it is unclear whether they are 5-segmented or 3-segmented. A key diagnostic character of the family Timematidae is 3-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parthenogenic
Parthenogenesis (; from the Greek + ) is a natural form of asexual reproduction in which the embryo develops directly from an egg without need for fertilization. In animals, parthenogenesis means the development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg cell. In plants, parthenogenesis is a component process of apomixis. In algae, parthenogenesis can mean the development of an embryo from either an individual sperm or an individual egg. Parthenogenesis occurs naturally in some plants, algae, invertebrate animal species (including nematodes, some tardigrades, water fleas, some scorpions, aphids, some mites, some bees, some Phasmatodea, and parasitic wasps), and a few vertebrates, such as some fish, amphibians, and reptiles. This type of reproduction has been induced artificially in animal species that naturally reproduce through sex, including fish, amphibians, and mice. Normal egg cells form in the process of meiosis and are haploid, with half as many chromosomes as their mother' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phobaeticus
''Phobaeticus'' is a genus of Asian stick insects comprising over 25 species. The genus includes some of the List of largest insects#Stick insects (Phasmatodea), world's longest insects. Some species of ''Phobaeticus'' were formerly included in the genus ''Pharnacia'' instead (e.g. ''Phobaeticus serratipes'' was known as ''Pharnacia serratipes''). Species # ''Phobaeticus annamallayanus'' (Wood-Mason, 1877) #''Phobaeticus chani'' Bragg, 2008 # ''Phobaeticus decoris'' Seow-Choen, 2016 # ''Phobaeticus foliatus'' (Bragg, 1995) #''Phobaeticus grubaueri'' (Redtenbacher, 1908) # ''Phobaeticus hypharpax'' (Westwood, 1859) # ''Phobaeticus incertus'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 # ''Phobaeticus ingens'' (Redtenbacher, 1908) # ''Phobaeticus kirbyi'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 # ''Phobaeticus lobulatus'' (Carl, 1913) # ''Phobaeticus lumawigi'' Brock, 1998 # ''Phobaeticus magnus'' Hennemann & Conle, 2008 # ''Phobaeticus mjobergi'' (Günther, 1935) #''Phobaeticus monicachiae'' Seow-Choen, 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenomorpha
''Ctenomorpha'' is a genus of phasmids belonging to the family Phasmatidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia. Species The Global Biodiversity Information Facility The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet using web services. The data are provided by many institutions from around th ... lists: #'' Ctenomorpha gargantua'' #'' Ctenomorpha marginipennis'' (several synonyms including ''C. chronus'') References External links * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q10462890 Phasmatidae Phasmatodea genera Insects of Australia Taxa described in 1833 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
