Pseudophasmatidae
Sign in to savePseudophasmatidae 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.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderPhasmida
- FamilyPseudophasmatidae
Observations recorded11,111
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 43
- Family
- Pseudophasmatidae
- Collections
- CU, PSUC, INHS, UF, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY ARTHROPOD COLLECTION, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Costa Rica, United States, Panamá
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Pseudophasmatinae
- Stratocleinae
- Xerosomatinae
- References
- External links
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:
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