Bacillidae Explained

Bacillidae^[1] is a stick insect family in the order Phasmatodea and the suborder Verophasmatodea.^[2]

Subfamilies and Genera

The Phasmida Species File^[3] lists:

subfamily Antongiliinae

Auth. Zompro, 2004; distribution: Africa, Madagascar

tribe Antongiliini Zompro, 2004

• Antongilia Redtenbacher, 1906
• Onogastris Redtenbacher, 1906
• Paronogastris Cliquennois, 2006

tribe Leprodini Cliquennois, 2006

• Leprodes Redtenbacher, 1906
• Pseudonogastris Cliquennois, 2006
• Virgasia Cliquennois, 2006

tribe Pseudodatamini Zompro, 2004

• Cirsia Redtenbacher, 1906
• Paracirsia Cliquennois, 2006
• Pseudodatames Redtenbacher, 1906

tribe Tuberculatocharacini Zompro, 2005

• Tuberculatocharax Zompro, 2005

tribe Xylicini Günther, 1953

• Bathycharax Kirby, 1896
• Ocnobius Redtenbacher, 1906
• Ulugurucharax Zompro, 2005
• Xylica Karsch, 1898
• Xylobacillus Uvarov, 1940

subfamily Bacillinae

Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

tribe Bacillini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

• Bacillus Peletier de Saint Fargeau & Serville, 1827
• Clonopsis Pantel, 1915

tribe Phalcini Zompro, 2004

• Phalces Stål, 1875

subfamily Macyniinae Auth. Zompro, 2004; endemic to Cape Province

• Macynia (insect) Stål, 1875

Notes and References

1. Brunner von Wattenwyl C (1893) Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova (2)13(33): 101.
2. Book: Tony Whitten. Roehayat Emon Soeriaatmadja. Suraya Afiff. The Ecology of Java and Bali. 13 December 2013. Tuttle Publishing. 978-1-4629-0504-1. 264.
3. http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1200071 Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 25 February 2021)