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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
78
771
1758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, Leaf insects, Phasmids
7
21
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Africa
7 Families width 33 Species
Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909Diapheromerid Stick Insects19SpeciesTaxom
Phasmatidae (Roberts, 1944)Walking sticks5SpeciesTaxom
Prisopodidae Brunner von ..., 18934SpeciesTaxom
Heteropterygidae (Kirby, 1896)1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophasmatidae Kirby, 1896Striped Walkingsticks2SpeciesTaxom
Aschiphasmatidae Brunner von ..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Bacillidae Brunner von ..., 1893Bacillid Stick Insects1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Africa
21 Genera with 33 Species
#BCDEHNOPRSX
Bactrododema Stål, 18967SpeciesTaxom
Carausius Stål, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Clonaria Stål, 18837SpeciesTaxom
Damasippus Stal, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Dematobactron Karny, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Eupromachus Brunner von ..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Haplopus Burmeister, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hoploclonia Stål, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Neopromachus Giglio-Tos, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Olinta Redtenbacher, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Oncotophasma Rehn, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Paradiacantha Redtenbacher, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Paraprisopus Redtenbacher, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Phibalosoma Gray, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Presbistus - Kirby, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Prexaspes Stal, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Prisopus Audinet-Serv..., 19132SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophasma Kirby, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchacris Redtenbacher, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Sinophasma Günther, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Xylica 4-spinosa Re..., 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
33 Species
Bactrododema aestuans Westwood, 1859
Bactrododema alldridgei Kirby, 1905
Bactrododema centaurum Westwood, 1859
Bactrododema hecticum Lichtenstein, 1796
Bactrododema miliaris Bolivar, 1889
Bactrododema minotaurus Gerstaecker, 1883
Bactrododema moirae Kirby, 1896
Carausius morosus Brunner, 1907Common stick insect
Clonaria aestuans Saussure, 1862
Clonaria gracilipes Westwood, 1859
Clonaria lineata Gray, 1835
Clonaria natalis Westwood, 1859
Clonaria nimbana Chopard, 1955
Clonaria schizura Uvarov, 1939
Clonaria trivittata Gerstaecker, 1883
Damasippus fuscipes Redtenbacher, 1906
Damasippus striatus Redtenbacher, 1906
Dematobactron fuscipennis Redtenbacher, 1908
Eupromachus acutangulus (Brunner von ..., 1907)⇒ Eupromachus mocsaryi Kuthy, 1911
Haplopus ligia Westwood, 1859
Hoploclonia draconia (Bragg, 1995)⇒ Tisamenus draconina Westwood, 1848
Neopromachus wallacei Westwood, 1859
Oncotophasma coxatum Brunner von ..., 1907
Oncotophasma modestum Brunner von ..., 1907
Paradiacantha acanthocephala Haan, 1842
Phibalosoma phyllocephala (Westwood, 1859)⇒ Otocrania aurita Burmeister, 1838
Presbistus darnis Westwood, 1859
Prexaspes (Elasia) pholcus Westwood, 1859
Prisopus berosus Westwood, 1859
Prisopus biolleyi Carl, 1913
Rhynchacris ornata Redtenbacher, 1908
Sinophasma mirabile Günther, 1940
Xylica coriacea Redtenbacher, 1906

Subnodes of Phasmida with occurrences in West Africa
SuborderVerophasmatodea
Zompro, 2004
7
21
33
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