The Lonchodinae are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Lonchodidae found in: Australasia, Asia, Africa, Southern America and the Pacific.
| Lonchodinae | |
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| Eurycantha horrida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Lonchodidae |
| Subfamily: | Lonchodinae 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.[1]
Tribes and genera
editThe Phasmida Species File[2] lists two established tribes:
Eurycanthini
editAuthority: 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
editAuthority: 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
edit- 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.
References
edit- ^ Robertson, James A.; Bradler, Sven; Whiting, Michael F. (2018). "Evolution of Oviposition Techniques in Stick and Leaf Insects (Phasmatodea)". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 6. doi:10.3389/fevo.2018.00216.
- ^ Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
External links
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Media related to Lonchodinae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Lonchodinae at Wikispecies
