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Checklist of Suborder Verophasmatodea Zompro, 2004
for Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
454
5302
18742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
452
5298
18737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
430
5208
18534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
43
244
589
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
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
4 Families width 133 Species and 8 Subspecies
Phylliidae Redtenbacher, 1906Leaf insects19SpeciesTaxom
Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944Walking sticks100SpeciesTaxom
Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909Diapheromerid Stick Insects13SpeciesTaxom
Aschiphasmatidae Brunner von ..., 18931SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
47 Genera with 133 Species
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B
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E
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L
M
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Acentetaphyllium Cumming & Le..., 20202SpeciesTaxom
Achrioptera Coquerel, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Acrophylla Gray, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Anchiale Stål, 18987SpeciesTaxom
Asceles Redtenbacher, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Brachyrtacus Sharp, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Breviphetes Zompro, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Chitoniscus Stål, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Chondrostethus Kirby, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Comptaphyllium Cumming, Le ..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Didymuria Kirby, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Dimorphodes Westwood, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Erinaceophasma Zompro, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Eupromachus Brunner von ..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Eurycantha Boisduval, 18718SpeciesTaxom
Eurycnema Audinet-Serv..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Extatosoma Gray, 18263SpeciesTaxom
Haplopus Burmeister, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hermarchus Stål, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Hyrtacus Stål, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Leosthenes Stål, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Lopaphus Westwood, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Macrophasma Hennemann & ..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Megacrania Kaup, 20075SpeciesTaxom
Meionecroscia Redtenbacher, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Nanophyllium Redtenbacher, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Necroscia Serville, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Neoclides Uvarov, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Neopromachus Giglio-Tos, 192933SpeciesTaxom
Nescicroa Karny, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Ommatopseudes - Günther, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Ophicrania Kaup, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Oreophasma Günther, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Papuacocelus Hennemann & ..., 20062SpeciesTaxom
Peloriana Uvarov, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Phasma Lichtenstein, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Phasmotaenia Navas, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Phobaeticus Brunner von ..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Phyllium Illiger, 1906Leaf insects9SpeciesTaxom
Platycrana Gray, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Rakaphyllium Cumming & Le..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Singaporoidea2SpeciesTaxom
Sipyloidea Brunner von ..., 19083SpeciesTaxom
Stephanacris Redtenbacher, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatobactron Günther, 199812SpeciesTaxom
Trapezaspis Redtenbacher, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Walaphyllium Cumming, Thu..., 20012SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
133 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acentetaphyllium brevipennis Grösser, 1992
Acentetaphyllium miyashitai Cumming, Le ..., 2020
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
Asceles rulanda (Redtenbacher, 1908)⇒ Asceles penicillatus Redtenbacher, 1908
Brachyrtacus celatus Sharp, 1898
Breviphetes viridis Zompro, 1998
Chitoniscus feejeeanus Westwood, 1864
Chondrostethus binodis Sharp, 1898
Chondrostethus filum Sharp, 1898
Chondrostethus woodfordi Kirby, 1896Woodford's Stick Insect
Comptaphyllium caudatum Redtenbacher, 1906
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
Haplopus ligia Westwood, 1859
Hermarchus biroi (Redtenbacher, 1908)⇒ Macrophasma biroi Redtenbacher, 1908
Hermarchus novaebritanniae Wood-Mason, 1877
Hyrtacus procerus Brunner von ..., 1907
Hyrtacus semoni Brunner von ..., 1907
Leosthenes emmrichi Zompro, 1998
Leosthenes rubripes Redtenbacher, 1908
Lopaphus buegersi Günther, 1929
Macrophasma biroi Redtenbacher, 1908
Macrophasma oreitrephes Günther, 1929
Megacrania alpheus Westwood, 1859
Megacrania batesii Kirby, 1896Pandanus stick insect
Megacrania nigrosulfurea Redtenbacher, 1908
Megacrania phelaus Westwood, 1859
Megacrania spina Hsiung, 2007
Meionecroscia biroi Redtenbacher, 1908
Nanophyllium adisi Zompro & Grö..., 2003
Nanophyllium asekiensis Grösser, 2002
Nanophyllium chitoniscoides Grösser, 1992
Nanophyllium pygmaeum Redtenbacher, 1906Pygmy Leaf-insect
Necroscia aruana Westwood, 1859
Neoclides epombrus Günther, 1929
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
Nescicroa obliterata Redtenbacher, 1908
Nescicroa sanguinata Redtenbacher, 1908
Nescicroa tereticollis Redtenbacher, 1908
Ommatopseudes harmani Brock, 1995Jasar Spiny
Ophicrania apterus Redtenbacher, 1908
Ophicrania bicolor Redtenbacher, 1908
Oreophasma exilis Brunner von ..., 1907
Oreophasma polyacanthum Günther, 1929
Papuacocelus papuanus Hennemann & ..., 2006
Peloriana lobiceps MacLeay, 1884
Phasma gigas Linnaeus, 1758Giant Stick Insect
Phasma reinwardtii Haan, 1842
Phasmotaenia laeviceps Hennemann & ..., 2006
Phobaeticus serratipes Gray, G.R., 1835Giant Malayan Stick Insect
Phyllium (Phyllium) caudatum Redtenbacher, 1906
Phyllium (Phyllium) elegans Groesser, 1991
Phyllium (Phyllium) jacobsoni Rehn & Rehn, 1934
Phyllium (Phyllium) zomproi Groesser, 2001
Phyllium (Pulchriphyllium) asekiense Groesser, 2002
Phyllium (Pulchriphyllium) bioculatum Gray, 1832Gray's Leaf Insect
Phyllium (Pulchriphyllium) exsectum Zompro, 2001
Phyllium (Pulchriphyllium) frondosum Redtenbacher, 1906
Rakaphyllium exsectum Zompro, 2001
Singaporoidea poeciloptera Rehn, 1904
Singaporoidea pseudosipylus Redtenbacher, 1908
Sipyloidea abnormis Redtenbacher, 1908
Sipyloidea excellens Günther, 1929
Sipyloidea foenosa Redtenbacher, 1908
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
Walaphyllium lelantos Cumming, Thu..., 2020
Walaphyllium zomproi Grösser, 2001

Subnodes of Verophasmatodea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
InfraorderAnareolatae
Redtenbacher, 1906
2
39
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderAreolatae
Redtenbacher, 1906
2
8
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom