Verophasmatodea

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Phasmatodea Fossil range: Eocene - Recent
Heteropteryx dilatata from Malaysia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Phasmatodea Suborder: Verophasmatodea
Superfamilies and families
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Verophasmatodea is a suborder of the Phasmatodea that contains the vast majority of the extant species of stick and leaf-insects.

[edit] Superfamilies and families

• Superfamily Anareolatae
  • Diapheromeridae
  • Phasmatidae
• Superfamily Areolatae
  • Aschiphasmatidae
  • Bacillidae
  • Heteronemiidae
  • Phylliidae
  • Pseudophasmatidae

[edit] References

• The phasmids