Phryganistria Explained

Phryganistria is a genus of stick insects belonging to the subfamily Clitumninae, native to northeastern South Asia, northern Mainland Southeast Asia, and southern China. The species in this genus range in size from fairly large to very large.

The world's longest stick insect (which also makes it the longest known insects) is a currently undescribed species from Guangxi, China, informally referred to as Phryganistria "chinensis". A wild collected female kept at the Insect Museum of West China was the record holder at 62.4cm (24.6inches) in total length (including extended legs),[1] but it was surpassed by one of its captive bred young that reached 64cm (25inches).[2] [3] The second-largest member of the genus likely is Phryganistria heusii yentuensis, with a total length of up to 52cm (20inches) and a body length up to 32cm (13inches).[4] [5] Another, Phryganistria tamdaoensis was selected in 2015 by the International Institute for Species Exploration as one of the "Top 10 New Species" for new species discovered in 2014.[6]

Species

The genus includes the following:[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World's Longest Insect Is Two Feet Long. Kate Baggaley. 6 May 2016.
  2. Web site: China breeds world's largest insect. 8 August 2017. www.xinhuanet.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200110030347/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/08/c_136509687.htm. January 10, 2020. 2020-03-27.
  3. Web site: Bugs beyond belief! Shining the spotlight on celebrity creepy-crawlies. 2018-11-29. Guinness World Records. en-GB. 2020-03-27.
  4. Bresseel. Joachim. Constant. Jérôme. Giant sticks from Vietnam and China, with three new taxa including the second longest insect known to date (Phasmatodea, Phasmatidae, Clitumninae, Pharnaciini). European Journal of Taxonomy. 2014. 104. 1–38. 10.5852/ejt.2014.104. free.
  5. Web site: Verbeke. Reinout. New Species of Stick Insect is Second Largest Insect in the World. naturalsciences.be. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. 14 November 2015. 27 November 2014.
  6. Web site: The ESF Top 10 New Species for 2015. State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. 13 November 2015.
  7. Web site: PSF. Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0) Phryganistria. 31 October 2018.

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