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Checklist for Family Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944 (Walking sticks)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
62
427
804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, Leaf insects, Phasmids
7
38
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Verophasmatodea
Zompro, 2004
7
38
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anareolatae
Redtenbacher, 1906
2
28
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhasmatidae
Roberts, 1944
Walking sticks
12
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
12 Genera with 27 Species
Carausius Stål, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cladoxerus Peletier de ..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Cuniculina Brunner von ..., 19073SpeciesTaxom
Eucarcharus Brunner von ..., 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Greenia Kirby, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Haplopus Burmeister, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Megacrania Kaup, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Menexenus Stål, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Paraprisomera Hennemann, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Phobaeticus Brunner von ..., 19132SpeciesTaxom
Prisomera Gray, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Ramulus Stal, 19079SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
27 Species
Carausius minutus Brunner von ..., 1907
Cuniculina cunicula Westwood, 1859Sri Lankan Stick Insect
Cuniculina cuniculus (Westwood, 1859)⇒ Cuniculina cunicula Westwood, 1859
Cuniculina obnoxia Brunner von ..., 1907
Greenia furcata Bates, 1865
Haplopus ligia Westwood, 1859
Megacrania alpheus Westwood, 1859
Menexenus adveniens Brunner von ..., 1907
Paraprisomera coronata Brunner von ..., 1907
Paraprisomera taprobanae Westwood, 1859
Phobaeticus hypharpax Westwood, 1859
Phobaeticus lobulatus Carl, 1913
Prisomera auscultator Bates, 1865
Prisomera cyllabacum Westwood, 1859
Prisomera ignava Brunner von ..., 1907
Prisomera mimas Westwood, 1859
Prisomera spinicollis Gray, 1835
Prisomera spinosissimum Brunner von ..., 1907
Ramulus ablutus Brunner von ..., 1907
Ramulus braggi Hennemann, 2002
Ramulus ceylonense Otte & Brock, 2005
Ramulus ceylonensis Otte & Brock, 2005
Ramulus humberti (Saussure, 1861)⇒ Ramulus pseudoporus Westwood, 1859
Ramulus lineaticeps Brunner von ..., 1907
Ramulus lobulatus Brunner von ..., 1907
Ramulus pseudoporus Westwood, 1859
Ramulus trilineatus Brunner von ..., 1907

Subnodes of Phasmatidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyCladomorphinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyClitumninae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLonchodinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlatycraninae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeStephanacridini
Günther, 1953
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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