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.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Suborder: | Euphasmatodea |
| Infraorder: | Anareolatae |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasmatinae Leach, 1815 |
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Tribes and genera edit
The Phasmida Species File[2] lists three tribes:
Acanthomimini edit
Authority: Günther, 1953; distribution Australasia
- Acanthomima Kirby, 1904
- Anophelepis Westwood, 1859
- Arphax Stål, 1875
- Echetlus (phasmid) Stål, 1875
- Mauritiophasma Cliquennois & Brock, 2004
- Vasilissa Kirby, 1896
Acanthoxylini edit
Authority: Bradley & Galil, 1977
- Acanthoxyla Uvarov, 1944
- Argosarchus Hutton, 1898
- Clitarchus Stål, 1875
- Pseudoclitarchus Salmon, 1991
- Tepakiphasma Buckley & Bradler, 2010
Phasmatini edit
Selected genera (mostly from Australasia and SE Asia):
- Acrophylla Gray, 1835
- Anchiale Stål, 1875
- Eurycnema Audinet-Serville, 1838
- Onchestus Stål, 1877
- Phasma Lichtenstein, 1796
Inclusion of Other Tribes edit
Some treatments include up to seven tribes in this subfamily. The Clitumnini and Pharnaciini are here separated in a distinct subfamily Clitumninae, and while the Achriopterini and Stephanacridini have also been placed in the Phasmatinae, other authors treat them as tribes incertae sedis among the Phasmatidae as is done here.
References edit
- ^ Bradley JR Galil (1977) Proceedings of the Entomological Society, Washington 79(2): 192.
- ^ Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
External links edit
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