The Platycraninae[1] are an anareolate subfamily of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. Their known distribution includes southern, southeast Asia and Australasia.[2]

Platycraninae
Platycrana viridana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Suborder: Euphasmatodea
Infraorder: Anareolatae
Family: Phasmatidae
Subfamily: Platycraninae
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Genera edit

The Phasmida Species File lists two tribes:[2]

monotypic tribe Platycranini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Stephanacridini edit

Auth: Günther, 1953

  1. Diagoras Stål, 1877 - monotypic Diagoras ephialtes Stål, 1877
  2. Eucarcharus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  3. Hermarchus Stål, 1875
  4. Macrophasma Hennemann & Conle, 2006
  5. Nesiophasma Günther, 1934
  6. Phasmotaenia Navas, 1907
  7. Sadyattes Stål, 1875
  8. Stephanacris Redtenbacher, 1908

References edit

  1. ^ Brunner von Wattenwyl (1893) Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova (2)13 (33): 97.
  2. ^ a b Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 13 February 2021)

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