The Lonchodinae are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Lonchodidae found in: Australasia, Asia, Africa, Southern America and the Pacific.
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.
Tribes and genera The Phasmida Species FilePhasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0) lists two established tribes:
Eurycanthini Authority: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 Asprenas Stål, 1875 Brachyrtacus Sharp, 1898 Canachus Stål, 1875 Carlius Uvarov, 1939 Erinaceophasma Zompro, 2001 Eupromachus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 Labidiophasma Carl, 1915 Microcanachus Donskoff, 1988 Neopromachus Giglio-Tos, 1912 Oreophasma Günther, 1929 Paracanachus Carl, 1915 Symetriophasma Hennemann & Conle, 1996 Thaumatobactron Günther, 1929 Trapezaspis Redtenbacher, 1908
Lonchodini Authority: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (synonym Menexenini)
Acanthomenexenus Brock & Hennemann, 2009 Austrocarausius Brock, 2000 Baculofractum Zompro, 1995 Breviphetes Zompro, 1998 Carausius Stål, 1875 Chondrostethus Kirby, 1896 Cladomimus Carl, 1915 Denhama Werner, 1912 Echinothorax Günther, 1932 Gibbopromachus Hennemann, 2021 Greenia Kirby, 1896 Hermagoras Stål, 1875 Hyrtacus Stål, 1875 Leprocaulinus Uvarov, 1940 Lonchodes Gray, 1835 Lonchodiodes Hennemann & Conle, 2007 Manduria Stål, 1877 Matutumetes Hennemann & Conle, 2007 Menexenus Stål, 1875 Mithrenes Stål, 1877 Mnesilochus Stål, 1877 Mortites Günther, 1935 Myronides Stål, 1875 Neomyronides Hennemann, 2021 Paramanduria Hennemann, 2021 Paraprisomera Hennemann, 2002 Pericentropsis Günther, 1936 Pericentrus Redtenbacher, 1908 Periphetes Stål, 1877 Phenacephorus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 Phenacocephalus Werner, 1930 Phraortes Stål, 1875 Prisomera Gray, 1835 Pseudostheneboea Carl, 1913 Spinacephorus Seow-Choen, 2020 Spinophetes Zompro & Eusebio, 2000 Staelonchodes Kirby, 1904 Stalocagorus Seow-Choen, 2018 Stheneboea Stål, 1875
Incertae Sedis and Re-Named Megalophasma Bi, 1995 Megalophasma asperatum (Bates, 1865) Megalophasma granulatum Bi, 1995 Papuacocelus papuanus Hennemann & Conle, 2006
The tribe Neohiraseini Hennemann & Conle, 2008 is now considered a junior synonym in the family Diapheromeridae: subfamily Necrosciinae.
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