Phasmatinae


The Phasmatinae are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. They contain at least three tribes; Bradley and Galil corrected the spelling to "Phasmatinae" and provides a key to tribes.

Tribes and genera

The Phasmida Species File lists three tribes:

Acanthomimini

Authority: Günther, 1953; distribution AustralasiaAcanthomima Kirby, 1904Anophelepis Westwood, 1859Arphax Stål, 1875Echetlus (phasmid) Stål, 1875Mauritiophasma Cliquennois & Brock, 2004Vasilissa Kirby, 1896

[Acanthoxylini]

Authority: Bradley & Galil, 1977Acanthoxyla Uvarov, 1944Argosarchus Hutton, 1898Clitarchus Stål, 1875Pseudoclitarchus Salmon, 1991Tepakiphasma Buckley & Bradler, 2010

[Phasmatini]

Selected genera :Acrophylla Gray, 1835Anchiale Stål, 1875Eurycnema Audinet-Serville, 1838Onchestus Stål, 1877Phasma Lichtenstein, 1796

Inclusion of Other Tribes

Some treatments include up to seven tribes in this subfamily. The Clitumnini and Pharnaciini are here separated in a distinct subfamily Clitumninae, and while the Achriopterini and Stephanacridini have also been placed in the Phasmatinae, other authors treat them as tribes incertae sedis among the Phasmatidae as is done here.