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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
827
1374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
826
1373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
200
819
1362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
20
53
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, Leaf insects, Phasmids
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Verophasmatodea
Zompro, 2004
3
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anareolatae
Redtenbacher, 1906
2
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhasmatidae
Roberts, 1944
Walking sticks
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vanuatu
7 Genera with 9 Species
Asprenas Stål, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Canachus Stål, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Cotylosoma Wood-Mason, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Haplopus Burmeister, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hermarchus Stål, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Megacrania Kaup, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Phasmotaenia Navas, 19153SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Asprenas crassipes Redtenbacher, 1908
Canachus tyrrhaeus Westwood, 1859
Cotylosoma carlottae Macgillivray, 1860
Haplopus ligia Westwood, 1859
Megacrania alpheus Westwood, 1859
Megacrania batesii Kirby, 1896Pandanus stick insect
Megacrania obscurus Hsiung, 2007
Megacrania speiseri Carl, 1915
Phasmotaenia inermis speiseri Carl, 1915
Phasmotaenia inermis speiseri Carl, 1915

Subnodes of Phasmatidae with occurrences in Vanuatu
SubfamilyCladomorphinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEurycanthinae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPhasmatinae
G.R. Gray, 1835
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPlatycraninae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyXeroderinae
Günther, 1953
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeStephanacridini
Günther, 1953
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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