Prisopodidae
| Prisopodidae | |
|---|---|
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| Prisopus sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Superfamily: | Aschiphasmatoidea |
| Family: | Prisopodidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 |
Prisopodidae is a family of stick insects belonging to the suborder Verophasmatodea and superfamily Aschiphasmatoidea, erected by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl in 1893.[1] Species can be found in Central and South America.[2]
Genera
[edit]The Phasmida Species File[2] lists:
- Subfamily Prisopodinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
- Damasippus Stål, 1875 (South America)
- Dinelytron Gray, 1835 (Brazil)
- Prisopus Peletier de Saint Fargeau & Serville, 1827 (Central & South America)
Note: the subfamily Korinninae Günther, 1953 is now placed as a tribe in the Necrosciinae;[2] Paraprisopus Redtenbacher, 1906 (synonym Melophasma from South America) is now in tribe Paraprisopodini of the Pseudophasmatinae.
References
[edit]- ^ Brunner von Wattenwyl C (1893) Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, Genova (2)13(33): 100.
- ^ a b c "Prisopodidae". Phasmida Species File. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
External links
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Media related to Prisopodidae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Prisopodidae at Wikispecies- 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.
