Lonchodidae
Family of stick insects
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Lonchodidae[1] is a family of stick insects, with more than 150 genera and 1,000 described species.[2]
| Lonchodidae | |
|---|---|
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| Acanthomenexenus polyacanthus (Lonchodini) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Infraorder: | Anareolatae |
| Family: | Lonchodidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 |
The subfamilies Necrosciinae and Lonchodinae, formerly part of Diapheromeridae, were determined to make up a separate family and were transferred to the re-established family Lonchodidae in 2018.[3]
Subfamilies and tribes
- Lonchodinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
- tribe Eurycanthini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
- tribe Lonchodini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
- tribe not determined
- genus Megalophasma Bi, 1995
- genus Papuacocelus Hennemann & Conle, 2006
- Necrosciinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
- tribe Necrosciini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
