Aschiphasmatidae Explained

Aschiphasmatidae are a family of stick insects belonging to the suborder Verophasmatodea; they can be found in Indomalaya.

Tribes and genera

These genera all belong to the subfamily Aschiphasmatinae, placed in two tribes:

Aschiphasmatini

Authority: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

• Abrosoma Redtenbacher, 1906
• Anoplobistus Bragg, 2001
• Aschiphasma Westwood, 1834
• Chlorobistus Bragg, 2001
• Coloratobistus Zompro, 2004
• Dallaiphasma Gottardo, 2011
• Dinophasma Uvarov, 1940
• Duocornubistus Seow-Choen, 2017
• Eurybistus Bragg, 2001
• Kerabistus Bragg, 2001
• Leurophasma Bi, 1995
• Ommatopseudes Günther, 1942
• Orthomeria Kirby, 1904
• Parabrosoma Giglio-Tos, 1910
• Parorthomeria Bragg, 2006
• Pectodajaca Seow-Choen, 2018
• Presbistus Kirby, 1896
• Yongtsuius Bragg, 2001

Dajacini

Monotypic, authority: Bragg, 2001

• Dajaca Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Further reading

• The taxonomic arrangement of the Phasmatodea with keys to the subfamilies and tribes. 1977. Bradley . James Chester. Galil . Bella S.. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 79. 176–208. 0013-8797.
• Book: The amazing world of stick and leaf-insects. 1999. Brock . Paul D.. The Amateur Entomologists' Society. The Amateur Entomologist Series. 26. 978-0-900054-63-1.
• Evolution of Oviposition Techniques in Stick and Leaf Insects (Phasmatodea). 2018. Robertson . James A.. Bradler . Sven. Whiting . Michael F.. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 6. 10.3389/fevo.2018.00216. free.