Lonchodinae Explained

The Lonchodinae are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Lonchodidae found in: Australasia, Asia, Africa, Southern America and the Pacific.

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.

Tribes and genera

The Phasmida Species File^[1] lists two established tribes:

Eurycanthini

Authority: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

• Asprenas Stål, 1875
• Brachyrtacus Sharp, 1898
• Canachus Stål, 1875
• Carlius Uvarov, 1939
• Erinaceophasma Zompro, 2001
• Eupromachus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
• Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835
• Labidiophasma Carl, 1915
• Microcanachus Donskoff, 1988
• Neopromachus Giglio-Tos, 1912
• Oreophasma Günther, 1929
• Paracanachus Carl, 1915
• Symetriophasma Hennemann & Conle, 1996
• Thaumatobactron Günther, 1929
• Trapezaspis Redtenbacher, 1908

Lonchodini

Authority: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (synonym Menexenini)

• Acanthomenexenus Brock & Hennemann, 2009
• Austrocarausius Brock, 2000
• Baculofractum Zompro, 1995
• Breviphetes Zompro, 1998
• Carausius Stål, 1875
• Chondrostethus Kirby, 1896
• Cladomimus Carl, 1915
• Denhama Werner, 1912
• Echinothorax Günther, 1932
• Gibbopromachus Hennemann, 2021
• Greenia Kirby, 1896
• Hermagoras Stål, 1875
• Hyrtacus Stål, 1875
• Leprocaulinus Uvarov, 1940
• Lonchodes Gray, 1835
• Lonchodiodes Hennemann & Conle, 2007
• Manduria Stål, 1877
• Matutumetes Hennemann & Conle, 2007
• Menexenus Stål, 1875
• Mithrenes Stål, 1877
• Mnesilochus Stål, 1877
• Mortites Günther, 1935
• Myronides Stål, 1875
• Neomyronides Hennemann, 2021
• Paramanduria Hennemann, 2021
• Paraprisomera Hennemann, 2002
• Pericentropsis Günther, 1936
• Pericentrus Redtenbacher, 1908
• Periphetes Stål, 1877
• Phenacephorus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
• Phenacocephalus Werner, 1930
• Phraortes Stål, 1875
• Prisomera Gray, 1835
• Pseudostheneboea Carl, 1913
• Spinacephorus Seow-Choen, 2020
• Spinophetes Zompro & Eusebio, 2000
• Staelonchodes Kirby, 1904
• Stalocagorus Seow-Choen, 2018
• Stheneboea Stål, 1875

Incertae Sedis and Re-Named

• Megalophasma Bi, 1995
  • Megalophasma asperatum (Bates, 1865)
  • Megalophasma granulatum Bi, 1995
• Papuacocelus papuanus Hennemann & Conle, 2006

The tribe Neohiraseini Hennemann & Conle, 2008 is now considered a junior synonym in the family Diapheromeridae: subfamily Necrosciinae.

Notes and References

1. http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1200524 Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)