Anisacanthidae

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

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]

Anisacanthinae

The Phasmida Species File includes 3 subfamilies:[1]

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

Unidentified Leiophasma male

Auth. Cliquennois, 2008

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

Xerantherinae

Auth. Cliquennois, 2008

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

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