Damasippoididae Explained

Damasippoididae is a family of walkingsticks in the order Phasmatodea. There are at least two genera and about six described species in Damasippoididae, found in Madagascar.

Genera

These two genera belong to the family Damasippoididae:

• Damasippoides Brancsik, 1893
• Pseudoleosthenes Redtenbacher, 1906

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.