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Phasmatodea (stick insect)

Insecta - Phasmatodea

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Phasmatodea Jacobson and Bianchi
1906Phasmoidea Handlirsch p. 523
1906Areolatae Redtenbacher
1925Phasmatodea Martynov p. 576
1968Phasmatodea Sharov
2001Areolatae Zompro p. 233
2004Phasmatodea Engel and Grimaldi
2004Phasmatodea Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence
2004Areolatae Zompro p. 42
2005Phasmatodea Terry and Whiting
2007Phasmatodea Wedmann et al. p. 565
2011Phasmatodea Bradler and Buckley
2014Phasmatodea Misof et al.
2019Phasmatodea Wipfler et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
RankNameAuthor
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—PolyneopteraMartynov 1938
—Eukinolabia
—Holophasmatodea
orderPhasmatodeaJacobson and Bianchi 1902
orderPhasmatodeaJacobson and Bianchi 1902

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Or. Phasmatodea Jacobson and Bianchi 1902 [stick insect]
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Unr. Euphasmatodea Bradler 1999
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G. †Araripephasma Ghirotto et al. 2022
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†Araripephasma reliquum Mendes et al. 2019
Unr. Neophasmatodea Engel et al. 2016
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Subfm. †Echinosomiscinae Engel 2016
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G. †Echinosomiscus Engel 2016
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†Echinosomiscus primoticus Engel and Wang 2016
G. †Elasmophasma Chen et al. 2018
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†Elasmophasma longitubus Yang et al. 2022
†Elasmophasma stictum Chen et al. 2018
Unr. Occidophasmata Simon et al. 2019
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Fm. Agathemeridae Bradler 2003
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G. Agathemera Stål 1875
Subfm. Diapheromerinae Kirby 1904
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Tr. Diapheromerini Kirby 1904
Subfm. Pseudophasmatinae Rehn 1904
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Tr. Anisomorphini Redtenbacher 1906
Tr. Heteronemiini Rehn 1904
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Invalid names: Bacunculidae Brunner von Wattenwyl 1893 [synonym]
Tr. Pseudophasmatini Rehn 1904
Invalid names: Diapheromeridae Kirby 1904 [invalid subgroup], Pseudophasmatidae Rehn 1904 [invalid subgroup], Pseudophasmatoidea Rehn 1904 [invalid subgroup]
Unr. Oriophasmata Simon et al. 2019
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Fm. Phylliidae Karny 1923 [true leaf insect]
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Subfm. Phylliinae Karny 1923 [true leaf insect]
G. †Rhabdophasma Yang et al. 2022
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†Rhabdophasma arboreum Yang et al. 2022
G. †Tanaophasma Yang et al. 2022
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†Tanaophasma applanatum Yang et al. 2022
Invalid names: Anareolatae Redtenbacher 1906 [invalid subgroup], Verophasmatodea Zompro 2004 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. †Pterophasmatidae Yang et al. 2019
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G. †Ambrotophasma Yang et al. 2022
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†Ambrotophasma vetulum Yang et al. 2022
G. †Leptophasma Yang et al. 2019
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†Leptophasma physematosa Yang et al. 2019
G. †Meniscophasma Yang et al. 2019
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†Meniscophasma erythrosticta Yang et al. 2019
G. †Pterophasma Yang et al. 2019
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†Pterophasma erromera Yang et al. 2019
G. †Raphidium Westwood 1854
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†Raphidium brephos Westwood 1854
Invalid names: Ela Giebel 1856 [objective synonym]
Subor. Timematodea Kevan 1982
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G. †Electrotimema Zompro 2005
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Fm. Timematidae Caudell 1903
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G. †Breviala Yang et al. 2023
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†Breviala cretacea Yang et al. 2023
G. †Electroclavella Yang et al. 2023
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†Electroclavella genuina Yang et al. 2023
G. †Granosicorpes Chen et al. 2019
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†Granosicorpes lirates Chen et al. 2019
G. †Tumefactipes Chen et al. 2019
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†Tumefactipes prolongates Chen et al. 2019
Invalid names: Areolatae Redtenbacher 1906 [invalid subgroup], Chresmododea Martynov 1928 [empty], Necrophasmatodea Martynov 1925 [empty]
Diagnosis
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