Phasmida (Jacobson & Bianchi 1902), Leaf and Stick Insects ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Order

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Taxonomy of Order Phasmida Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, leaf insects, Phasmids, stick insect, Stick Insects, walking sticks, Walkingsticks

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	3816 189502 2439455	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	3399 186457 2415487	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923	652 12648 108742	Families Genera Species
Order	Phasmida Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902 Leaf and Stick Insects, Leaf insects, Phasmids	37 773 8257	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Phasmida Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902

Suborder	Agathemerodea Zompro, 2004	1 1 14	Family Genus Species
Suborder	Timematodea Kevan, 1982	2 2 31	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Verophasmatodea Zompro, 2004	12 686 8068	Families Genera Species
Family	Aerophasmatidae ♰	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Aerophasmidae ♰ Martynov, 1928	10 24	Genera Species
Family	Aeroplanidae ♰ Tillyard, 1918	3 5	Genera Species
Family	Archipseudophasmatidae ♰ Zompro, 2001	4 4	Genera Species
Family	Bacteriidae	1 0	Genus Species
Family	Bacunculidae ♰ Brunner, 1893 ⇒ Heteronemiidae	1 1	Genus Species
Family	Chresmodidae ♰ Haase, 1890	8 22	Genera Species
Family	Cretophasmatidae ♰	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Gallophasmatidae ♰ Nel & al., 2010	1 1	Genus Species
Family	Heteromiidae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Lanceocercata	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Lonchodidae	33 56	Genera Species
Family	Necrophasmatidae ♰	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Necrosciidae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Pachymorphidae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Palophidae	1 0	Genus Species
Family	Permophasmatidae ♰ Gorochov, 1992	3 5	Genera Species
Family	Phyllidae ⇒ Phylliidae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Platycranidae	1 1	Genus Species
Family	Prochresmodidae ♰ Vishniakova, 1980	4 8	Genera Species
Family	Susumaniidae ♰ Gorochov, 1988	9 10	Genera Species
Family	Xiphopteridae ♰ Sharov, 1968	2 3	Genera Species
Genus	Eophasma	2	Species
Genus	Eophasmina Sellick, 1995	1	Species
Genus	Parocnophilia	1	Species

Synonyms

Phasmatodea (Jacobson and Bianchi, 1902)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Phasmida

German	Gespenstheuschrecken, Gespenstschrecken, Phasmiden, Stabheuschrecken
English	Leaf and Stick Insects, Leaf insects, Phasmids, Stick insect, Stick Insects, Walking sticks, Walkingsticks
Dutch	Wandelende bladeren, Wandelende takken, Wandelende takken en verwanten
Finnish	Kummitussirkat

Distribution and Species lists of Phasmida Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902

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Albania
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Algeria
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Andorra
4 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Angola
3 Families 6 Genera 8 Species

Antigua and Barbuda
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Argentina
8 Families 23 Genera 30 Species

Australia
11 Families 89 Genera 207 Species

Austria
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Azerbaijan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Bahamas
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Bangladesh
2 Families 12 Genera 14 Species

Belgium
5 Families 8 Genera 10 Species

Belize
3 Families 7 Genera 7 Species

Bhutan
2 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Bolivia
7 Families 24 Genera 38 Species

Botswana
1 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Brazil
8 Families 72 Genera 291 Species

Brunei
4 Families 45 Genera 73 Species

Cambodia
5 Families 10 Genera 12 Species

Cameroon
5 Families 8 Genera 8 Species

Canada
5 Families 11 Genera 12 Species

Cape Verde
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Central African Republic
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Chile
6 Families 25 Genera 40 Species

China
11 Families 102 Genera 534 Species

Colombia
7 Families 76 Genera 205 Species

Comoros
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Cook Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Costa Rica
8 Families 44 Genera 78 Species

Croatia
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Cuba
6 Families 27 Genera 33 Species

Cyprus
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Czech Republic
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Democratic Republic of the Congo
3 Families 4 Genera 8 Species

Denmark
4 Families 6 Genera 3 Species

Djibouti
2 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

Dominica
4 Families 7 Genera 7 Species

Dominican Republic
3 Families 12 Genera 26 Species

East Timor
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Ecuador
7 Families 43 Genera 95 Species

Egypt
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

El Salvador
2 Families 2 Genera 4 Species

Estonia
2 Families 3 Genera 1 Species

Ethiopia
1 Families 2 Genera 10 Species

Fiji
3 Families 9 Genera 16 Species

France
8 Families 17 Genera 21 Species

Gabon
2 Families 4 Genera 7 Species

Gambia
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Georgia
4 Families 6 Genera 8 Species

Germany
10 Families 14 Genera 18 Species

Ghana
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Greece
4 Families 5 Genera 8 Species

Grenada
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Guatemala
4 Families 15 Genera 30 Species

Guinea
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Guinea-Bissau
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Guyana
4 Families 7 Genera 12 Species

Haiti
3 Families 6 Genera 11 Species

Honduras
5 Families 11 Genera 12 Species

Hungary
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Iceland
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

India
8 Families 69 Genera 177 Species

Indonesia
9 Families 179 Genera 1026 Species

Iran
1 Families 2 Genera 5 Species

Iraq
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Ireland
4 Families 7 Genera 9 Species

Israel
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Italy
5 Families 7 Genera 12 Species

Jamaica
3 Families 6 Genera 14 Species

Japan
6 Families 20 Genera 42 Species

Kazakhstan
4 Families 8 Genera 8 Species

Kenya
4 Families 7 Genera 39 Species

Kyrgyzstan
5 Families 6 Genera 16 Species

Laos
4 Families 9 Genera 9 Species

Latvia
1 Families 2 Genera 0 Species

Lebanon
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Lesotho
3 Families 7 Genera 9 Species

Liberia
5 Families 11 Genera 11 Species

Libya
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Lithuania
2 Families 3 Genera 2 Species

Luxembourg
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Madagascar
8 Families 38 Genera 90 Species

Malawi
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Malaysia
9 Families 117 Genera 477 Species

Maldives
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Marshall Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Mauritius
5 Families 13 Genera 14 Species

Mexico
8 Families 30 Genera 86 Species

Micronesia
5 Families 14 Genera 12 Species

Mongolia
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Montenegro
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Morocco
2 Families 2 Genera 5 Species

Mozambique
3 Families 7 Genera 14 Species

Myanmar
4 Families 29 Genera 39 Species

Namibia
3 Families 5 Genera 9 Species

Nepal
4 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Netherlands
5 Families 8 Genera 9 Species

New Zealand
4 Families 15 Genera 33 Species

Nicaragua
4 Families 14 Genera 13 Species

Nigeria
2 Families 4 Genera 6 Species

North Korea
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Norway
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Pakistan
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Palau
3 Families 8 Genera 7 Species

Palestine
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Panama
4 Families 28 Genera 61 Species

Papua New Guinea
4 Families 47 Genera 133 Species

Paraguay
5 Families 17 Genera 19 Species

Peru
5 Families 38 Genera 80 Species

Philippines
8 Families 74 Genera 224 Species

Poland
3 Families 5 Genera 4 Species

Portugal
5 Families 8 Genera 7 Species

Republic of the Congo
2 Families 4 Genera 9 Species

Republic South Africa
6 Families 28 Genera 51 Species

Romania
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Russia
8 Families 16 Genera 21 Species

Rwanda
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Saint Lucia
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Samoa
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

São Tomé and Príncipe
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Saudi Arabia
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Senegal
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Seychelles
3 Families 6 Genera 9 Species

Sierra Leone
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Singapore
5 Families 38 Genera 62 Species

Slovenia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Solomon Islands
6 Families 25 Genera 35 Species

Somalia
1 Families 3 Genera 7 Species

South Korea
5 Families 8 Genera 11 Species

Spain
8 Families 16 Genera 27 Species

Sri Lanka
7 Families 38 Genera 75 Species

Sudan
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Suriname
5 Families 21 Genera 37 Species

Sweden
7 Families 13 Genera 10 Species

Switzerland
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Syria
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Taiwan
5 Families 25 Genera 60 Species

Tajikistan
1 Families 2 Genera 1 Species

Tanzania
3 Families 12 Genera 53 Species

Thailand
8 Families 41 Genera 79 Species

Togo
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Tonga
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Trinidad and Tobago
4 Families 13 Genera 15 Species

Tunisia
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Turkey
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Turkmenistan
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Uganda
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Ukraine
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

United Kingdom
9 Families 24 Genera 31 Species

Uruguay
2 Families 5 Genera 4 Species

USA
11 Families 42 Genera 88 Species

Uzbekistan
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Vanuatu
3 Families 9 Genera 11 Species

Venezuela
5 Families 18 Genera 29 Species

Vietnam
7 Families 68 Genera 175 Species

Yemen
2 Families 3 Genera 4 Species

Zambia
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Zimbabwe
3 Families 6 Genera 7 Species

Distribution on islands

Barat Daya Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species

Islands of Chile
4 Families 8 Genera 10 Species

Kai Islands
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Macaronesia
5 Families 7 Genera 7 Species

Obi Islands
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Southern Line Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Koshelevka Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Posidonia Shale
1 Families 2 Genera 5 Species

Tiaojishan Formation
2 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Yixian Formation
3 Families 7 Genera 9 Species

Links, sources and further information

Phasmida at phasmida.speciesfile.org
Phasmida at papua-insects.nl
Phasmida at gbif.org
Phasmida at irmng.org
Phasmida at irmng.org
Phasmida at itis.gov