Phryganistria

Phryganistria
Phryganistria tamdaoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Genus: Phryganistria
Stål, 1875
Type species
Phryganistria sarmentosa Westwood, 1848

Phryganistria is a genus of stick insects belonging to the family of giant sticks. It was described by the Swedish entomologist Carl Stål in 1875. Members of the genus are found only in Southeast Asia. Of the new species described in 2014, Phryganistria heusii yentuensis, which – measuring 32 cm long – is the second biggest insect known to date.[1][2] Another, Phryganistria tamdaoensis was selected in 2015 by the International Institute for Species Exploration as one of the "Top 10 New Species" for new species discovered in 2014.[3] In May 2016, it was reported that Phryganistria chinensis Zhao, discovered in Liuzhou, China, in 2014, was the world's longest known insect at 62.4 centimetres (24.6 in).[4]

The genus includes the following species:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bresseel, Joachim; Constant, Jérôme (2014). "Giant sticks from Vietnam and China, with three new taxa including the second longest insect known to date (Phasmatodea, Phasmatidae, Clitumninae, Pharnaciini)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 104: 1–38. doi:10.5852/ejt.2014.104.
  2. ↑ Verbeke, Reinout (27 November 2014). "New Species of Stick Insect is Second Largest Insect in the World". naturalsciences.be. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "The ESF Top 10 New Species for 2015". State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Agence France-Presse (5 May 2016). "China Bug Declared World's Longest Insect". Discovery Channel. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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