Pseudophasmatidae


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
  1. Anisomorpha
  2. Atratomorpha
  3. Autolyca
  4. Columbiophasma
  5. Decidia
  6. Malacomorpha
  7. Monticomorpha
  8. Ornatomorpha
  9. Peruphasma
  10. Pteranisomorpha
  11. Urucumania
;Tribe Paraprisopodini
  1. Paraprisopus
;Tribe Pseudophasmatini
  1. Ignacia
  2. Paranisomorpha
  3. Pseudophasma
  4. Tithonophasma
  5. ''Nanhuaphasma''

Stratocleinae

Authority: Günther, 1953 – single tribe Stratocleini - central & S. America, Malesia
  1. Agrostia
  2. Anisa
  3. Antherice
  4. Anthericonia
  5. Brizoides
  6. Cesaphasma
  7. Chlorophasma
  8. Eucles (insect)
  9. Euphasma
  10. Holca
  11. Olcyphides
  12. Paraphasma
  13. Parastratocles
  14. Stratocles
  15. ''Tenerella''

Xerosomatinae

Authorities: Bradley & Galil, 1977
;Tribe Prexaspini
  1. Isagoras
  2. Metriophasma
  3. Oestrophora
  4. Olinta
  5. Periphloea
  6. Perliodes
  7. Planudes
  8. Prexaspes
;Tribe Setosini
  1. Setosa
;Tribe Xerosomatini
  1. Acanthoclonia
  2. Apteroxylus
  3. Creoxylus
  4. Grylloclonia
  5. Mirophasma
  6. Pachyphloea
  7. Parobrimus
  8. Xera
  9. Xerosoma
  10. ''Xylospinodes''