Prisopodidae is a family of stick insects belonging to the suborder Verophasmatodea and superfamily Aschiphasmatoidea, erected by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1893.Brunner von Wattenwyl C (1893) Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova (2)13(33): 100. Species can be found in Central and South America.
Genera The Phasmida Species File lists: Subfamily Prisopodinae Damasippus Stål, 1875 (South America) Dinelytron Gray, 1835 (Brazil) Prisopus Peletier de Saint Fargeau & Serville, 1827 (Central & South America)
Note: the subfamily Korinninae is now placed as a tribe in the Necrosciinae; Paraprisopus Redtenbacher, 1906 (synonym Melophasma from South America) is now in tribe Paraprisopodini of the Pseudophasmatinae.
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