Xeroderinae Explained

The Xeroderinae[1] are a sub-family of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae: genera are found in tropical Asia and Australasia; there is a single tribe: the Xeroderini Günther, 1953.

Genera

  1. Caledoniophasma Günther, 1953
  2. Cnipsus Zompro, 2001
  3. Dimorphodes Wood-Mason, 1878
  4. Epicharmus Westwood, 1859
  5. Leosthenes Stål, 1875
  6. Nisyrus Stål, 1875 (synonym Cotylosoma Wood-Mason, 1878)
  7. Sinoxenophasmina Ho, 2021
  8. Xenophasmina Uvarov, 1940
  9. Xeroderus Gray, 1835

Notes and References

  1. Günther (1953) Beiträge zur Entomologie, Berlin 3(5): 547.