Damasippoididae
Appearance
Damasippoididae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Phasmatodea |
Superfamily: | Aschiphasmatoidea |
Family: | Damasippoididae Zompro, 2004 |
Damasippoididae is a family of walkingsticks in the order Phasmatodea. There are at least two genera and about six described species in Damasippoididae, found in Madagascar.[1][2]
Genera
[edit]These two genera belong to the family Damasippoididae:
- Damasippoides Brancsik, 1893
- Pseudoleosthenes Redtenbacher, 1906
References
[edit]- ^ "Damasippoididae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ Brock, Paul D.; Otte, Daniel (2018). "family Damasippoididae Zompro, 2004". Phasmida species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
Further reading
[edit]- Bradley, James Chester; Galil, Bella S. (1977). "The taxonomic arrangement of the Phasmatodea with keys to the subfamilies and tribes". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 79: 176–208. ISSN 0013-8797.
- Brock, Paul D. (1999). The amazing world of stick and leaf-insects. The Amateur Entomologist Series. Vol. 26. The Amateur Entomologists' Society. ISBN 978-0-900054-63-1.
- Robertson, James A.; Bradler, Sven; Whiting, Michael F. (2018). "Evolution of Oviposition Techniques in Stick and Leaf Insects (Phasmatodea)". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 6. doi:10.3389/fevo.2018.00216.