Species list, Checklist of Family Phasmatidae (Walking sticks) for Ireland (British Isles)

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Checklist for Family Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944 (Walking sticks)
and region Ireland (British Isles)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	490 4724 11892	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	487 4717 11885	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	469 4660 11771	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Polyneoptera Martynov, 1923	39 116 151	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Phasmida Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902 Leaf and Stick Insects, Leaf insects, Phasmids	4 8 10	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Verophasmatodea Zompro, 2004	4 8 10	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Anareolatae Redtenbacher, 1906	2 5 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944 Walking sticks	3 5	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Ireland
3 Genera with 5 Species

Species list for Ireland
5 Species and 2 Subspecies

Acanthoxyla geisovii Kaup, 1866	Prickly Stick Insect
Acanthoxyla inermis Salmon, 1955	Unarmed Stick Insect
Acanthoxyla prasina geisovii (Kaup, 1866)	⇒ Acanthoxyla geisovii Kaup, 1866
Acanthoxyla prasina inermis (Salmon, 1955)	⇒ Acanthoxyla inermis Salmon, 1955
Carausius morosus Brunner, 1907	Common stick insect
Clitarchus hookeri White, 1846	Smooth Stick Insect

Subnodes of Phasmatidae with occurrences in Ireland

Subfamily	Lonchodinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Phasmatinae G.R. Gray, 1835	2 4	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Phasmatidae at gbif.org
Phasmatidae at irmng.org
Phasmatidae at itis.gov