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Heteropterygidae

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Heteropterygidae
Pylaemenes guangxiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Superfamily: Bacilloidea
Family: Heteropterygidae
Kirby, 1896

The Heteropterygidae[1] is a family of stick insects belonging to the suborder Verophasmatodea; species can be found in Australasia, East and Southeast Asia.[2]

Subfamilies and Genera

The Catalogue of Life[1] and Phasmida Species File[2] list three Subfamilies:

Dataminae

Authority: Rehn & Rehn, 1939; contains the single tribe Datamini (Asia including China and Japan)

Heteropteryginae

Authority: Kirby, 1896; contains the single tribe Heteropterygini (Australasia, Tropical Asia from Indo-China)

Obriminae

Authority: Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 (Sri Lanka, Malesia, Pacific)

References

  1. ^ a b Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2011). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Heteropterygidae". Phasmida Species File. Retrieved 15 April 2018.