Phasmatinae

Phasmatinae
Ctenomorpha chronus (Phasmatini)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Suborder: Euphasmatodea
Infraorder: Anareolatae
Family: Phasmatidae
Subfamily: Phasmatinae
Leach, 1815
Tribes

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Synonyms
  • Acrophyllini Redtenbacher, 1908
  • Phasminae Leach, 1815
  • Phasminae Karny, 1923

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]

Tribes and genera

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The Phasmida Species File[2] lists three tribes:

Acanthomimini

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Authority: Günther, 1953; distribution Australasia

Authority: Bradley & Galil, 1977

Selected genera (mostly from Australasia and SE Asia):

Inclusion of Other Tribes

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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

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  1. ^ Bradley JR Galil (1977) Proceedings of the Entomological Society, Washington 79(2): 192.
  2. ^ Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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