Pseudophasmatidae is a family of stick insect, in the suborder Verophasmatodea, commonly called the "striped walkingsticks". An important identifying characteristic is its mesothorax, which is never more than three times as long as the prothorax.
Taxonomy
Tribes and genera are placed in three subfamilies:
Pseudophasmatinae
Authority: Rehn, 1904
Tribe Anisomorphini
- Anisomorpha
- Atratomorpha
- Autolyca
- Columbiophasma
- Decidia
- Malacomorpha
- Monticomorpha
- Ornatomorpha
- Peruphasma
- Pteranisomorpha
- Urucumania
Tribe Paraprisopodini
- Paraprisopus (synonym Melophasma from South America)
Tribe Pseudophasmatini
- Ignacia
- Paranisomorpha
- Pseudophasma
- Tithonophasma
- Nanhuaphasma
Stratocleinae
Authority: Günther, 1953 â single tribe Stratocleini - central & S. America, Malesia
- Agrostia
- Anisa
- Antherice
- Anthericonia
- Brizoides
- Cesaphasma
- Chlorophasma
- Eucles (insect)
- Euphasma
- Holca
- Olcyphides
- Paraphasma
- Parastratocles
- Stratocles
- Tenerella
Xerosomatinae
Authorities: Bradley & Galil, 1977
Tribe Prexaspini
- Isagoras
- Metriophasma
- Oestrophora
- Olinta
- Periphloea
- Perliodes
- Planudes
- Prexaspes
Tribe Setosini
- Setosa
Tribe Xerosomatini
- Acanthoclonia
- Apteroxylus
- Creoxylus
- Grylloclonia
- Mirophasma
- Pachyphloea
- Parobrimus
- Xera
- Xerosoma
- Xylospinodes
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