Cladomorphinae Explained
The Cladomorphinae[1] are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. This taxon is particularly well represented in the Neotropical region, but records (under review) also exist for Madagascar, Java and the Maluku Islands.
Tribes and Genera
The Phasmida Species File[2] currently (2021) lists seven tribes:
Cladomorphini
Auth. Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
- Aplopocranidium Zompro, 2004
- Cladomorphus Gray, 1835
- Hirtuleius Stål, 1875
- Jeremia Redtenbacher, 1908
- Jeremiodes Hennemann & Conle, 2007
- Otocraniella Zompro, 2004
- Xylodus Saussure, 1859
Cladoxerini
Auth. Karny, 1923
- Cladoxerus Peletier de Saint Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1828
- Parabactridium Redtenbacher, 1908
- Wattenwylia Piza, 1938
Cranidiini
Auth. Günther, 1953
Haplopodini
Auth. Günther, 1953
- Aploploides Rehn & Hebard, 1938
- Apteroplopus Hennemann, Conle & Perez-Gelabert, 2016
- Cephaloplopus Hennemann, Conle & Perez-Gelabert, 2016
- Diapherodes Gray, 1835
- Haplopus Burmeister, 1838
- Paracranidium Brock, 1998
- Parhaplopus Hennemann, Conle & Perez-Gelabert, 2016
- Venupherodes Hennemann, Conle & Perez-Gelabert, 2016
Hesperophasmatini
Auth. Bradley & Galil, 1977
- Agamemnon (insect) Moxey, 1971
- Hesperophasma Rehn, 1901
- Hypocyrtus Redtenbacher, 1908
- Lamponius Stål, 1875
- Rhynchacris Redtenbacher, 1908
- Sigaruphasma Hennemann, Conle, Perez-Gelabert & Valero, 2020
- Tainophasma Conle, Hennemann & Perez-Gelabert, 2014
- Taraxippus (insect) Moxey, 1971
Pterinoxylini
Auth. Hennemann, Conle & Perez-Gelabert, 2016
Teruelphasmini
Auth. Yong, 2017
- Guamuhaya Yong, 2017
- Teruelphasma Yong, 2017
Notes and References
- Brunner von Wattenwyl (1893) Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova (2)13(33): 98.
- http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1200965 Phasmida Species File: subfamily Cladomorphinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 3 July 2021)
