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Diapheromeridae

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Diapheromeridae is a family of stick insects (order Phasmatodea). They belong to the superfamily Anareolatae of suborder Verophasmatodea.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diapheromeridae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	9162	https://www.gbif.org/species/9162
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	248534	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=248534

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Phasmida : Diapheromeridae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Phasmatodea : Diapheromeridae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
-	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
-	Polyneoptera	Martynov 1938
-	Eukinolabia	Terry and Whiting 2005
order	Phasmatodea	Jacobson and Bianchi 1902
suborder	Verophasmatodea	Zompro 2004
family	Diapheromeridae	Kirby 1904

Scientific Name

Diapheromeridae

Name Published In

Kirby. 1904. A synonymic catalogue of Orthoptera. 1. Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria et Gressoria. (Forficulidae, Hemimeridae, Blattidae, Mantidae, Phasmidae), The Trustees of the British Museum, London 1:1-501

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Diapheromeridae	family	belongs to Verophasmatodea	stated with evidence	Poinar, 2011

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

4 (80%)

First Recorded Appearance

20.4 - 13.8 Ma
Miocene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Insecta)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Arthropoda)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Insecta)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

G. Poinar. 2011. A walking stick, Clonistria dominicana n. sp. (Phasmatodea: Diapheromeridae) in Dominican amber. Historical Biology 23:223-226

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diapheromeridae

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Diapheromerinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		1	20.4 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Acacus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthoderus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Acanthophasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Adelungella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Alienobostra genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Anarchodes genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Anasceles genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Andropromachus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Asceles genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Aschiphasmodes genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Asteliaphasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Asystata genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Austrosipyloidea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bacteria genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bactricia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Bactrododema genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brevinecroscia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brockphasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Burria genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Calvisia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Calynda genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Candovia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Capuyanus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Caribbiopheromera genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Caudasceles genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Centrophasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Channia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Charmides genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cheniphasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clonaria genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Clonistria genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	20.4 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Cornicandovia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dematobactron genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Diacanthoidea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Diangelus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dianphasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Diapheromera genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Diardia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Diesbachia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dubiophasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dyme genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Eurynecroscia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Exocnophila genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Galactea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gargantuoidea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gharianus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Globocalynda genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Globocrania genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gratidiinilobus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hemipachymorpha genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hemiplasta genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hemisosibia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Hennemannia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Huananphasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Labanphasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Laciniobethra genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Laciphorus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ladakhomorpha genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Laevediacantha genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lamachodes genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Leptynia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Libethra genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Libethroidea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Linocerus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Litosermyle genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lobolibethra genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lobonecroscia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lopaphus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Loxopsis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macellina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Macrocercius genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Maculonecroscia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Malandella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Manomera genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Maransis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmessoidea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Megaphasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Meionecroscia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Mesaner genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Micadina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Micrarchus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Miniphasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Moritasgus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nanolibethra genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Necroscia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neoasceles genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neoclides genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neohirasea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neonescicroa genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neooxyartes genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neoqiongphasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neososibia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Niveaphasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Notaspinius genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Nuichua genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ocnophila genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ocnophiloidea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Oncotophasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Oreophoetes genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Oreophoetophasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Orthonecroscia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Orthostheneboea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Orxines genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Otraleus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ovacephala genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Oxyartes genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pachymorpha genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pachyscia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Paracalynda genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Paraclonistria genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Paradiacantha genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Paragongylopus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Paraloxopsis genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Paramenexenus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Paranecroscia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Paraphanocles genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Paraprosceles genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Parasinophasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Parasipyloidea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Parasosibia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Parastheneboea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Parocnophila genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Paroxyartes genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Phaenopharos genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Phamartes genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Phanocles genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Phanoclocrania genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Phanocloidea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Phantasca genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Phthoa genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pijnackeria genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Planososibia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platysosibia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pomposa genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudobactricia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudocentema genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudoclonistria genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudodiacantha genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudoneoclides genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudoparamenexenus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudopromachus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudosermyle genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pseudososibia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Pterohirasea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Qiongphasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Rhamphosipyloidea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sabahphasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sceptrophasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Scionecra genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Septopenna genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sermyle genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Singaporoidea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sinophasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sipyloidea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Sosibia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Spinohirasea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Spinopeplus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Spinosipyloidea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Spinotectarchus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Syringodes genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tagesoidea genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Tectarchus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Thrasyllus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Trachythorax genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Trichopeplus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Trychopeplus genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Varieganecroscia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Zangphasma genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Zehntneria genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1904	Diapheromeridae Kirby
2011	Diapheromeridae Poinar p. 223

References

Poinar G. (2011) A walking stick, Clonistria dominicana n. sp. (Phasmatodea: Diapheromeridae) in Dominican amber, Historical Biology 23, 223-226

Ho, G.W.C. 2016. A new subspecies of the genus Neohirasea Rehn, 1904 (Phasmida: Diapheromeridae: Necrosciinae) from Guangxi, China. Bulletin of Hong Kong Entomological Society 8(1):3 - via Phasmida Species File

CoL2006/ITIS - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Brock. 2003. In Gale Research Staff. Phasmida (Stick and leaf insects). Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Insects, Gale Group 221 - via Phasmida Species File

Seow-Choen. 2017. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Borneo Volume II, Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu, Kota Kinabalu 5 - via Phasmida Species File

Bradler. 2009. Die Phylogenie der Stab- und Gespentschrecken (Insecta: Phasmatodea). Vol 2.1 Species, Phylogeny and Evolution, Universitätsverlag Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany 3 - via Phasmida Species File

Seow-Choen. 2016. A taxonomic guide to the stick insects of Borneo, Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu 9 - via Phasmida Species File

Otte, Daniel, and Paul Brock, 2005: null. Phasmida Species File: Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the World, Second Edition. 414. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Otte, Daniel, and Paul Brock, 2003: null. Phasmida Species File: A Catalog of the Stick and Leaf Insects of the World. 505. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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