Lonchodidae Explained

Lonchodidae^[1] is a family of stick insects, with more than 150 genera and 1,000 described species.

The subfamilies Necrosciinae and Lonchodinae, formerly part of Diapheromeridae, were determined to make up a separate family and were transferred to the re-established family Lonchodidae in 2018.

Subfamilies and tribes

• Lonchodinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • tribe Eurycanthini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • tribe Lonchodini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • tribe not determined
    • genus Megalophasma Bi, 1995
    • genus Papuacocelus Hennemann & Conle, 2006
• Necrosciinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  • tribe Necrosciini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Notes and References

1. Brunner von Wattenwyl (1893) Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova (2)13(33): 80.