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Checklist of Family Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944 (Walking sticks)
for Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
588
9130
32303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
585
9123
32295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
559
8972
31925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
72
544
1537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, Leaf insects, Phasmids
8
76
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Verophasmatodea
Zompro, 2004
7
75
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anareolatae
Redtenbacher, 1906
2
61
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhasmatidae
Roberts, 1944
Walking sticks
49
153
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
49 Genera with 153 Species
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A
B
C
D
E
G
H
L
M
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X

Achrioptera Coquerel, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Acrophylla Gray, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Anchiale Stål, 18987SpeciesTaxom
Asprenas Stål, 189810SpeciesTaxom
Brachyrtacus Sharp, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Breviphetes Zompro, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Caledoniophasma Zompro, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Canachus Stål, 18596SpeciesTaxom
Carlius Uvarov, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Chondrostethus Kirby, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Cladomimus Carl, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Clitarchus Stål, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Cnipsus Redtenbacher, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Cotylosoma Wood-Mason, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Didymuria Kirby, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dimorphodes Westwood, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Erinaceophasma Zompro, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Eupromachus Brunner von ..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Eurycantha Boisduval, 18719SpeciesTaxom
Eurycnema Audinet-Serv..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Extatosoma Gray, 18263SpeciesTaxom
Gigantophasma Sharp, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Graeffea Brunner von ..., 18686SpeciesTaxom
Haplopus Burmeister, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Hermarchus Stål, 19087SpeciesTaxom
Hyrtacus Stål, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Labidiophasma Carl, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Leosthenes Stål, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Macrophasma Hennemann & ..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Megacrania Kaup, 20078SpeciesTaxom
Menexenus Stål, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Microcanachus Donskoff, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Monoiognosis Cliquennois ..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Neopromachus Giglio-Tos, 192933SpeciesTaxom
Nisyrus Stål, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Ophicrania Kaup, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Oreophasma Günther, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Papuacocelus Hennemann & ..., 20062SpeciesTaxom
Paracanachus Carl, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Peloriana Uvarov, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Phasma Lichtenstein, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Phasmotaenia Navas, 200911SpeciesTaxom
Phobaeticus Brunner von ..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Platycrana Gray, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Stephanacris Redtenbacher, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatobactron Günther, 199812SpeciesTaxom
Trapezaspis Redtenbacher, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Tropidoderus Gray, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Xeroderus Gray, 19082SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
153 Species and 10 Subspecies
Achrioptera spinosissima Kirby, 1891
Acrophylla maindroni Redtenbacher, 1908
Anchiale caesarea Redtenbacher, 1908
Anchiale confusa (Sharp, 1898)⇒ Anchiale maculata Olivier, 1792
Anchiale maculata Olivier, 1792
Anchiale marmorata Redtenbacher, 1908
Anchiale modesta Redtenbacher, 1908
Anchiale stolli (Sharp, 1898)⇒ Anchiale maculata Olivier, 1792
Asprenas brunneri Stål, 1875
Asprenas crassipes Redtenbacher, 1908
Asprenas dubius Carl, 1915
Asprenas effeminatus Carl, 1913
Asprenas femoratus Stål, 1875
Asprenas gracilipes Redtenbacher, 1908
Asprenas impennis Carl, 1913
Asprenas sarasini Carl, 1915
Asprenas spiniventris Sharp, 1898
Brachyrtacus celatus Sharp, 1898
Breviphetes viridis Zompro, 1998
Caledoniophasma marshallae Zompro, 2001
Canachus alligator Redtenbacher, 1908
Canachus crocodilus Stål, 1875
Canachus harpyia Redtenbacher, 1908
Canachus salamandra Stål, 1875
Canachus tyrrhaeus Westwood, 1859
Carlius fecundus Carl, 1915
Carlius longipes Carl, 1915
Chondrostethus binodis Sharp, 1898
Chondrostethus filum Sharp, 1898
Chondrostethus woodfordi Kirby, 1896Woodford's Stick Insect
Cladomimus griseus Carl, 1915
Clitarchus hookeri White, 1846Smooth Stick Insect
Cnipsus rachis Saussure, 1868
Cotylosoma carlottae Macgillivray, 1860
Cotylosoma dipneusticum Wood-Mason, 1878
Didymuria schultzei Giglio-Tos, 1912
Dimorphodes carinatus Redtenbacher, 1908
Dimorphodes mancus buergersi Günther, 1935
Dimorphodes prostasis asper Redtenbacher, 1908
Dimorphodes prostasis dorsatus Günther, 1929
Dimorphodes prostasis serripes Redtenbacher, 1908
Erinaceophasma horridum Brunner von ..., 1907
Erinaceophasma vepres lauterbachi Brunner von ..., 1907
Erinaceophasma vepres olivaceum Günther, 1929
Erinaceophasma vepres vepres Brunner von ..., 1907
Eupromachus acutangulus (Brunner von ..., 1907)⇒ Eupromachus mocsaryi Kuthy, 1911
Eurycantha calcarata Lucas, 1869Giant Spiny Stick Insect
Eurycantha coenosa (Redtenbacher, 1908)⇒ Eurycantha insularis Lucas, 1869
Eurycantha coronata Redtenbacher, 1908
Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835Spiny Devil Stick Insect
Eurycantha immunis Redtenbacher, 1908
Eurycantha insularis Lucas, 1869Oil Palm Stick Insect
Eurycantha portentosa Kirby, 1904
Eurycantha rosenbergii Kaup, 1871
Eurycnema nigrospinosa Redtenbacher, 1908
Extatosoma popa Stål, 1875Popa Stick Insect
Extatosoma tiaratum MacLeay, 1826Australian Giant Spiny Stick Insect
Gigantophasma bicolor Sharp, 1898
Gigantophasma pallipes Sharp, 1898
Graeffea crouanii Le Guillou, 1841Coconut Stick Insect
Graeffea leveri Günther, 1937
Graeffea lifuensis Sharp, 1898
Graeffea meridionalis Günther, 1932
Graeffea minor Brunner von ..., 1868
Haplopus ligia Westwood, 1859
Haplopus scabricollis Gray, 1835Mayer's Walkingstick
Hermarchus apollonius Westwood, 1859
Hermarchus biroi (Redtenbacher, 1908)⇒ Macrophasma biroi Redtenbacher, 1908
Hermarchus differens Redtenbacher, 1908
Hermarchus novaebritanniae Wood-Mason, 1877
Hermarchus pythonius Westwood, 1859
Hermarchus virga Redtenbacher, 1908
Hyrtacus procerus Brunner von ..., 1907
Hyrtacus semoni Brunner von ..., 1907
Labidiophasma rouxi Carl, 1915
Leosthenes aquatilis Stål, 1875
Leosthenes emmrichi Zompro, 1998
Leosthenes rubripes Redtenbacher, 1908
Macrophasma biroi Redtenbacher, 1908
Macrophasma oreitrephes Günther, 1929
Megacrania alpheus Westwood, 1859
Megacrania batesii Kirby, 1896Pandanus stick insect
Megacrania nigrosulfurea Redtenbacher, 1908
Megacrania obscurus Hsiung, 2007
Megacrania phelaus Westwood, 1859
Megacrania speiseri Carl, 1915
Megacrania spina Hsiung, 2007
Menexenus batesii Kirby, 1896
Microcanachus matileorum Donskoff, 1988
Monoiognosis spinosa Cliquennois ..., 2004
Neopromachus arfacianus Brunner von ..., 1907
Neopromachus bolivari Brunner von ..., 1907
Neopromachus doreyanus Bates, 1865Dorey Stick Insect
Neopromachus dyselius Günther, 1929
Neopromachus exiguus Günther, 1930
Neopromachus frater Brunner von ..., 1907
Neopromachus injucundus Günther, 1937
Neopromachus insignis Brunner von ..., 1907
Neopromachus insularis Kirby, 1889
Neopromachus iuxtavelatus Günther, 1937
Neopromachus lobatipes Brunner von ..., 1907
Neopromachus mirus Günther, 1929
Neopromachus muticus Brunner von ..., 1907
Neopromachus nigrogranulatus Günther, 1929
Neopromachus nimius Brunner von ..., 1907
Neopromachus obrutus Brunner von ..., 1907
Neopromachus olbiotyphus Günther, 1929
Neopromachus pachynotus bicolor Günther, 1937
Neopromachus paradoxus Günther, 1929
Neopromachus parvulus Günther, 1929
Neopromachus perminutus Günther, 1934
Neopromachus pleurospinosus Werner, 1930
Neopromachus posthumus Günther, 1930
Neopromachus ramuensis Günther, 1929
Neopromachus riparius Günther, 1929
Neopromachus scharreri Günther, 1929
Neopromachus schlaginhaufeni Günther, 1937
Neopromachus sepikanus Giglio-Tos, 1912
Neopromachus spinosus Kirby, 1889
Neopromachus velatus Günther, 1929
Neopromachus wallacei Westwood, 1859
Neopromachus zernyi Günther, 1929
Nisyrus spinulosus Stål, 1877
Ophicrania apterus Redtenbacher, 1908
Ophicrania bicolor Redtenbacher, 1908
Oreophasma exilis Brunner von ..., 1907
Oreophasma polyacanthum Günther, 1929
Papuacocelus papuanus Hennemann & ..., 2006
Paracanachus circe Redtenbacher, 1908
Peloriana lobiceps MacLeay, 1884
Phasma gigas Linnaeus, 1758Giant Stick Insect
Phasma reinwardtii Haan, 1842
Phasmotaenia australe Günther, 1933
Phasmotaenia bukaense Hennemann & ..., 2009
Phasmotaenia guentheri Hennemann & ..., 2009
Phasmotaenia inermis speiseri Carl, 1915
Phasmotaenia inermis inermis speiseri Carl, 1915
Phasmotaenia inermis speiseri Carl, 1915
Phasmotaenia laeviceps Hennemann & ..., 2006
Phasmotaenia salomonense Hennemann & ..., 2009
Phasmotaenia spinosa Hennemann & ..., 2009
Phasmotaenia virgea Hennemann & ..., 2009
Phobaeticus serratipes Gray, G.R., 1835Giant Malayan Stick Insect
Stephanacris draconius Hennemann & ..., 2006
Thaumatobactron granulosa Hennemann & ..., 1997
Thaumatobactron granulosum Hennemann & ..., 1997
Thaumatobactron guentheri Hennemann & ..., 1997
Thaumatobactron harmani Hennemann & ..., 1998
Thaumatobactron poecilosoma Günther, 1929
Thaumatobactron pulchracaelatura Delfosse, 2020
Thaumatobactron pygminerme Delfosse, 2020
Thaumatobactron robillardi Delfosse, 2020
Thaumatobactron spinosissima Hennemann & ..., 1998
Thaumatobactron spinosissimum Hennemann & ..., 1998
Thaumatobactron unicolor Hennemann & ..., 1998
Trapezaspis loricatus Redtenbacher, 1908
Trapezaspis pinoruminsulae Delfosse, 2013
Tropidoderus childrenii Gray, 1833Children's Stick Insect
Xeroderus brevipennis Redtenbacher, 1908

Subnodes of Phasmatidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyCladomorphinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyClitumninae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEurycanthinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
14
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyExtatosomatinae
Sellick, 1997
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLonchodinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhasmatinae
G.R. Gray, 1835
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPlatycraninae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
4
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTropidoderinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyXeroderinae
Günther, 1953
8
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAchriopterini
Günther, 1953
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeStephanacridini
Günther, 1953
3
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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