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Checklist for Tribe Platycranini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
45
249
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, Leaf insects, Phasmids
4
47
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Verophasmatodea
Zompro, 2004
4
47
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anareolatae
Redtenbacher, 1906
2
39
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhasmatidae
Roberts, 1944
Walking sticks
31
100
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPlatycraninae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatycranini
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
3 Genera with 7 Species
Megacrania Kaup, 20075SpeciesTaxom
Ophicrania Kaup, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Platycrana Gray, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
7 Species
Megacrania alpheus Westwood, 1859
Megacrania batesii Kirby, 1896Pandanus stick insect
Megacrania nigrosulfurea Redtenbacher, 1908
Megacrania phelaus Westwood, 1859
Megacrania spina Hsiung, 2007
Ophicrania apterus Redtenbacher, 1908
Ophicrania bicolor Redtenbacher, 1908