Phobaeticus

Phobaeticus is a genus of Asian stick insects comprising over 25 species. The genus includes some of the world's longest insects.

Phobaeticus
Phobaeticus serratipes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Phasmatodea
Family:	Phasmatidae
Subfamily:	Clitumninae
Tribe:	Pharnaciini
Genus:	Phobaeticus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
Species
See text
Synonyms
Baculolonga Hennemann & Conle, 1997 Nearchus Redtenbacher, 1908

Some species of Phobaeticus were formerly included in the genus Pharnacia instead (e.g. Phobaeticus serratipes was known as Pharnacia serratipes).

Species

1. Phobaeticus annamallayanus (Wood-Mason, 1877)
2. Phobaeticus chani Bragg, 2008
3. Phobaeticus decoris Seow-Choen, 2016
4. Phobaeticus foliatus (Bragg, 1995)
5. Phobaeticus grubaueri (Redtenbacher, 1908)
6. Phobaeticus hypharpax (Westwood, 1859)
7. Phobaeticus incertus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
8. Phobaeticus ingens (Redtenbacher, 1908)
9. Phobaeticus kirbyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
10. Phobaeticus lobulatus (Carl, 1913)
11. Phobaeticus lumawigi Brock, 1998
12. Phobaeticus magnus Hennemann & Conle, 2008
13. Phobaeticus mjobergi (Günther, 1935)
14. Phobaeticus monicachiae Seow-Choen, 2016
15. Phobaeticus palawanensis Hennemann & Conle, 2008
16. Phobaeticus philippinicus (Hennemann & Conle, 1997)
17. Phobaeticus pinnipes (Redtenbacher, 1908)
18. Phobaeticus redtenbacheri (Dohrn, 1910)
19. Phobaeticus serratipes (Gray, 1835)
20. Phobaeticus sinetyi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
21. Phobaeticus sobrinus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 (synonym P. beccarianus) - type species
22. Phobaeticus trui Bresseel & Constant, 2014

Reassigned species

• P. lambirica, P. rex = Pharnacia rex (Günther, 1928)
• P. sichuanensis = Baculonistria alba Chen & He, 1990

External links

• Phasmid Study Group: Phobaeticus
• Phasmida Genus File: Phobaeticus
• Media related to Phobaeticus at Wikimedia Commons