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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Walkingsticks (Phasmida) » Diapheromeridae

Family Diapheromeridae

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Range · Life Cycle · Works Cited
Stick Bug Male Megaphasma - Megaphasma denticrus - male Northern Walkingstick - Diapheromera femorata - male Walking Stick Insect 3 - Megaphasma denticrus - male Walking stick walkingstick 1 - Diapheromera femorata - male Manomera blatchleyi - female Megaphasma denticrus - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Phasmida (Walkingsticks)
Family Diapheromeridae
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
according to recent studies (Bradler 2009), this group is polyphyletic, so taxonomic changes are to be expected
Numbers
by far the largest family in our area, with 19 spp. in 6 genera(1) and ca. 130 genera worldwide(2)
Range
tropical and warm temperate areas worldwide(2)
Life Cycle
Drop single eggs continuously at random as they move.(3)
Works Cited
1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
2.Brock P.D. Phasmida species file online. Version 5.0
3.Insect Behavior
Robert W. Matthews and Janice R. Matthews. 1988. Robert E. Krieger Publishing Co.
Contributed by Joyce Gross on 20 April, 2009 - 12:44am
Additional contributions by v belov, Marci Hess
Last updated 14 October, 2023 - 10:39am

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