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Checklist for Family Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944 (Walking sticks)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
5392
17066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
5387
17059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
5315
16945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
45
166
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, Leaf insects, Phasmids
4
16
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Verophasmatodea
Zompro, 2004
4
16
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anareolatae
Redtenbacher, 1906
2
14
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhasmatidae
Roberts, 1944
Walking sticks
7
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
7 Genera with 18 Species
Acanthoxyla Uvarov, 18999SpeciesTaxom
Argosarchus Hutton, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Clitarchus Stål, 20143SpeciesTaxom
Didymuria Kirby, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Haplopus Burmeister, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoclitarchus Salmon, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Tepakiphasma Buckley & Br..., 20101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
18 Species
Acanthoxyla fasciata Hutton, 1899
Acanthoxyla geisoveii Kaup, 1866
Acanthoxyla geisovii Kaup, 1866Prickly Stick Insect
Acanthoxyla huttoni (Salmon, 1955)⇒ Acanthoxyla geisovii Kaup, 1866
Acanthoxyla inermis Salmon, 1955Unarmed Stick Insect
Acanthoxyla intermedia Salmon, 1955
Acanthoxyla prasina (Westwood, 1859)⇒ Acanthoxyla suteri Hutton, 1899
Acanthoxyla speciosa Salmon, 1955
Acanthoxyla suteri Hutton, 1899
Argosarchus horridus White, 1846Bristly Stick Insect
Argosarchus spiniger (White, 1846)⇒ Argosarchus horridus White, 1846
Clitarchus hookeri White, 1846Smooth Stick Insect
Clitarchus rakauwhakanekeneke Buckley, Mye..., 2014
Clitarchus tepaki Buckley, Mye..., 2014
Didymuria violescens Leach, 1814Spur legged phasmid
Haplopus ligia Westwood, 1859
Pseudoclitarchus sentus Salmon, 1948The Three Kings Stick Insect
Tepakiphasma ngatikuri Buckley & Br..., 2010

Subnodes of Phasmatidae with occurrences in New Zealand
SubfamilyCladomorphinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhasmatinae
G.R. Gray, 1835
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTropidoderinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Phasmatidae at gbif.org
Phasmatidae at irmng.org
Phasmatidae at itis.gov