Phasmatodea families

The family Phylliidae (often misspelled Phyllidae) contains the extant true leaf insects or walking leaves, which include some of the most remarkably camouflaged leaf mimics (mimesis) in the entire animal kingdom. They occur from South Asia through Southeast Asia to Australia. Earlier sources treat Phylliidae as a much larger taxon, containing genera in what are presently considered to be several different families.

The Phasmatidae are a family of the stick insects (order Phasmatodea). They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea.

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.

Diapheromeridae is a family of stick insects (order Phasmatodea) in the suborder Euphasmatodea. As of 2025, the exact position of Diapheromeridae within Euphasmatodea is unknown - it is considered incertae sedis and not assigned to any known superfamily.

Bacillidae is a stick insect family in the order Phasmatodea and the suborder Verophasmatodea.

The Heteropterygidae is a family of stick insects belonging to the suborder Euphasmatodea. Species can be found in Australasia, East and Southeast Asia. About 150 valid species have been described (at the end of 2023).

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Heteronemiidae is a family of walkingsticks in the order Phasmatodea. There are about 14 genera and at least 80 described species in Heteronemiidae.

Anisacanthidae is a family of stick insects in the superfamily Bacilloidea. There are at least 30 described species in Anisacanthidae, all from Madagascar.

Damasippoididae is a family of walkingsticks in the order Phasmatodea. There are at least two genera and about six described species in Damasippoididae, found in Madagascar.

Prisopodidae is a family of stick insects belonging to the suborder Verophasmatodea and superfamily Aschiphasmatoidea, erected by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1893. Species can be found in Central and South America.

Lonchodidae is a family of stick insects, with more than 150 genera and 1,000 described species.

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