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Pharnaciini

Pharnaciini is a tribe of Asian stick insects, erected by Klaus Günther in 1953. Genera include some of the world's longest insect species.

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Pharnaciini
Pharnacia ponderosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Subfamily: Clitumninae
Tribe: Pharnaciini
Günther, 1953
Synonyms
  • Pharnachinii
    Bradley & Galil, 1977

Pharnaciini is a tribe of Asian stick insects, erected by Klaus Günther in 1953.1 Genera include some of the world's longest insect species.

Genera

The Phasmida Species File2 includes:

  1. Baculonistria Hennemann & Conle, 2008
  2. Neophryganistria Ho, 2023
  3. Pharnacia Stål, 1877
  4. Phobaeticus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  5. Phryganistria Stål, 1875
  6. Tirachoidea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
References

References

  1. Günther K (1953) Über die taxonomische Gliederung und die geographische Verbreitung der Insektenordnung der Phasmatodea. Beiträge zur Entomologie, 3(5), 541–563. Available here
  2. "Phasmida Species File: Tribe Pharnaciini Günther, 1953". Phasmida Species File (new). Retrieved 15 March 2025.
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