Pseudophasmatidae is a family of stick insect, in the suborder Verophasmatodea, commonly called the "striped walkingsticks". An important identifying characteristic is its mesothorax, which is never more than three times as long as the prothorax.
Taxonomy Tribes and genera are placed in three subfamilies:
Pseudophasmatinae Authority: Rehn, 1904
Tribe Anisomorphini Anisomorpha Atratomorpha Autolyca Columbiophasma Decidia Malacomorpha Monticomorpha Ornatomorpha Peruphasma Pteranisomorpha Urucumania Tribe Paraprisopodini Paraprisopus (synonym Melophasma from South America) Tribe Pseudophasmatini Ignacia Paranisomorpha Pseudophasma Tithonophasma Nanhuaphasma
Stratocleinae Authority: Günther, 1953 – single tribe Stratocleini - central & S. America, Malesia
Agrostia Anisa Antherice Anthericonia Brizoides Cesaphasma Chlorophasma Eucles (insect) Euphasma Holca Olcyphides Paraphasma Parastratocles Stratocles Tenerella
Xerosomatinae Authorities: Bradley & Galil, 1977
Tribe Prexaspini Isagoras Metriophasma Oestrophora Olinta Periphloea Perliodes Planudes Prexaspes Tribe Setosini Setosa Tribe Xerosomatini Acanthoclonia Apteroxylus Creoxylus Grylloclonia Mirophasma Pachyphloea Parobrimus Xera Xerosoma Xylospinodes
References
External links
Phasmid Study Group: Pseudophasmatidae http://www.phasmatodea.org/genera/anisomorpha.html