Anisacanthidae is a family of stick insects in the superfamily Bacilloidea. There are at least 30 described species in Anisacanthidae, all from Madagascar.[1][2][3]

Anisacanthidae
Parectatosoma sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Superfamily: Bacilloidea
Family: Anisacanthidae
Günther, 1953

Genera edit

The Phasmida Species File includes 3 subfamilies:[1]

Anisacanthinae edit

Monotypic subfamily: all in tribe Anisacanthini Günther, 1953

  1. Anisacantha Redtenbacher, 1906
  2. Paranisacantha Cliquennois, 2008
  3. Parectatosoma Wood-Mason, 1879
  4. Somacantha Cliquennois, 2008

Leiophasmatinae edit

 
Unidetified Leiophasma male

Auth. Cliquennois, 2008

  1. Adelophasma Cliquennois, 2018
  2. Amphiphasma Cliquennois, 2008
  3. Leiophasma Uvarov, 1940

Xerantherinae edit

Auth. Cliquennois, 2008

  1. Archantherix Cliquennois, 2008
  2. Cenantherix Cliquennois, 2008
  3. Parorobia Chopard, 1952
  4. Xerantherix Brancsik, 1893

References edit

  1. ^ a b Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 15 March 2024)
  2. ^ "Browse Anisacanthidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  3. ^ "Anisacanthidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-29.

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