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Checklist for Order Phasmida Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902 (Leaf and Stick Insects)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
95
811
2249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, Leaf insects, Phasmids
6
29
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
6 Families width 56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Phasmatidae (Roberts, 1944)Walking sticks10SpeciesTaxom
Bacillidae Brunner von ..., 1893Bacillid Stick Insects9SpeciesTaxom
Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909Diapheromerid Stick Insects32SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896Striped Walkingsticks2SpeciesTaxom
Prisopodidae Brunner von ..., 18932SpeciesTaxom
Timematidae Caudell, 1903Timemas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
29 Genera with 56 Species
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Achrioptera Coquerel, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Bacillus Le Peletier ..., 17881SpeciesTaxom
Bactricia Kirby, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Bactrododema Stål, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Carausius Stål, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Centrophasma Redtenbacher, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Cladoxerus Peletier de ..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Clonaria Stål, 195611SpeciesTaxom
Euphasma Redtenbacher, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Extatosoma Gray, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Gratidiinilobus Brock, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Haplopus Burmeister, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hemipachymorpha Kirby, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Lobophasma Klass, Picke..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Macynia Stål, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Maransis Karsch, 18759SpeciesTaxom
Monandroptera Audinet-Serv..., 18381SpeciesTaxom
Ocnobius Redtenbacher, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Paraleptinia Carl, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Parasipyloidea Redtenbacher, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Phalces Stål, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Prexaspes Stal, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Prisomera Gray, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Prisopus Audinet-Serv..., 18422SpeciesTaxom
Ramulus Stal, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Timema Scudder, 1936Timemas1SpeciesTaxom
Xylica 4-spinosa Re..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Xylobacillus Uvarov, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Zehntneria Brunner von ..., 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achrioptera spinosissima Kirby, 1891
Bacillus rossius Rossi, 1788Corsican Stick-insect
Bactricia bituberculata Schaum, 1857
Bactrododema haworthii Gray, 1835
Bactrododema hecticum Lichtenstein, 1796
Bactrododema krugeri Brock, 2004
Bactrododema reyi Grandidier, 1869
Bactrododema tiaratum Stål, 1858
Carausius baumei Karny, 1910
Carausius morosus Brunner, 1907Common stick insect
Centrophasma longipennis Günther, 1944
Clonaria annulata Westwood, 1859
Clonaria capelongata Brock, 2005
Clonaria capemontana Brock, 2007Cape Mountain Stick Insect
Clonaria cederbergensis Brock, 2006Cederberg Stick-insect
Clonaria cristata Brunner von ..., 1907
Clonaria deschauenseei Rehn, 1933
Clonaria guenzii Bates, 1865
Clonaria longithorax Brunner von ..., 1907
Clonaria natalis Westwood, 1859
Clonaria pulchrepicta Carl, 1913
Clonaria rubrotaeniatus Günther, 1956
Euphasma salpingus Westwood, 1859
Extatosoma popa popa Stål, 1875
Gratidiinilobus capensis Brock, 2005
Haplopus ligia Westwood, 1859
Hemipachymorpha omphale Westwood, 1859
Lobophasma redelinghuysensis (Klass, Picke..., 2003)⇒ Lobatophasma redelinghuysense Klass, Picke..., 2003
Macynia labiata Thunberg, 1784Thunberg's Stick Insect
Macynia mcgregororum Brock, 2006McGregor's Stick-insect
Maransis aspericollis (Bates, 1865)⇒ Maransis gramineus Bates, 1865
Maransis bilineolatus Brunner von ..., 1907
Maransis browni Brock, 2005
Maransis gramineus Bates, 1865
Maransis lineolatus Brunner von ..., 1907
Maransis nigroantennatus Brunner von ..., 1907
Maransis rufolineatus Schulthess, 1899
Maransis schulthessi Carl, 1913
Maransis trilineatus Stål, 1875
Monandroptera acanthomera Burmeister, 1838Reunion Thorny Stick Insect
Ocnobius lobulatus Redtenbacher, 1906
Paraleptinia schulthessi (Carl, 1913)⇒ Maransis schulthessi Carl, 1913
Parasipyloidea aenea Redtenbacher, 1908
Phalces brevis Burmeister, 1838Cape Stick Insect
Phalces longiscaphus (Haan, 1842)⇒ Phalces brevis Burmeister, 1838
Phalces tuberculatus Brock, 2000
Prexaspes (Elasia) pholcus Westwood, 1859
Prisomera canna Haan, 1842
Prisopus berosus Westwood, 1859
Prisopus horstokkii Haan, 1842
Ramulus nematodes Haan, 1842Great Thin Stick Insect
Ramulus rubrotaeniatus (Günther, 1956)⇒ Clonaria rubrotaeniatus Günther, 1956
Timema podura Strohecker, 1936Sierra Nevada Mts. Timema
Xylica tomsi Brock, 2005
Xylobacillus femoratus Schulthess, 1911
Zehntneria mystica Brunner von ..., 1907

Subnodes of Phasmida with occurrences in Southern Africa
SuborderTimematodea
Kevan, 1982
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderVerophasmatodea
Zompro, 2004
5
28
55
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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