Lonchodinae


The Lonchodinae are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Lonchodidae found in: Australasia, Asia, Africa, Southern America and the Pacific.
The subfamilies Necrosciinae and Lonchodinae, formerly part of Diapheromeridae, were determined to make up a separate family and were transferred to the re-established family Lonchodidae in 2018.

Tribes and genera

The Phasmida Species File lists two established tribes:

Eurycanthini

Authority: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893Asprenas Stål, 1875Brachyrtacus Sharp, 1898Canachus Stål, 1875Carlius Uvarov, 1939Erinaceophasma Zompro, 2001Eupromachus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835Labidiophasma Carl, 1915Microcanachus Donskoff, 1988Neopromachus Giglio-Tos, 1912Oreophasma Günther, 1929Paracanachus Carl, 1915Symetriophasma Hennemann & Conle, 1996Thaumatobactron Günther, 1929Trapezaspis Redtenbacher, 1908

Lonchodini

Authority: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 Acanthomenexenus Brock & Hennemann, 2009Austrocarausius Brock, 2000Baculofractum Zompro, 1995Breviphetes Zompro, 1998Carausius Stål, 1875Chondrostethus Kirby, 1896Cladomimus Carl, 1915Denhama Werner, 1912Echinothorax Günther, 1932Gibbopromachus Hennemann, 2021Greenia Kirby, 1896Hermagoras Stål, 1875Hyrtacus Stål, 1875Leprocaulinus Uvarov, 1940Lonchodes Gray, 1835Lonchodiodes Hennemann & Conle, 2007Manduria Stål, 1877Matutumetes Hennemann & Conle, 2007Menexenus Stål, 1875Mithrenes Stål, 1877Mnesilochus Stål, 1877Mortites Günther, 1935Myronides Stål, 1875Neomyronides Hennemann, 2021Paramanduria Hennemann, 2021Paraprisomera Hennemann, 2002Pericentropsis Günther, 1936Pericentrus Redtenbacher, 1908Periphetes Stål, 1877Phenacephorus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907Phenacocephalus Werner, 1930Phraortes Stål, 1875Prisomera Gray, 1835Pseudostheneboea Carl, 1913Spinacephorus Seow-Choen, 2020Spinophetes Zompro & Eusebio, 2000Staelonchodes Kirby, 1904Stalocagorus Seow-Choen, 2018Stheneboea Stål, 1875

''Incertae Sedis'' and Re-Named

Megalophasma Bi, 1995
The tribe Neohiraseini Hennemann & Conle, 2008 is now considered a junior synonym in the family Diapheromeridae: subfamily Necrosciinae.