- Source: Phryganistria
Phryganistria is a genus of stick insects belonging to the subfamily Clitumninae, native to northeastern South Asia, northern Mainland Southeast Asia, and southern China. The species in this genus range in size from fairly large to very large.
The world's longest stick insect (which also makes it the longest known insects) is a currently undescribed species from Guangxi, China, informally referred to as Phryganistria "chinensis". A wild collected female kept at the Insect Museum of West China was the record holder at 62.4 centimetres (24.6 in) in total length (including extended legs), but it was surpassed by one of its captive bred young that reached 64 centimetres (25 in). The second-largest member of the genus likely is Phryganistria heusii yentuensis, with a total length of up to 52 centimetres (20 in) and a body length up to 32 centimetres (13 in). 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.
Species
The genus includes the following:
Phryganistria bachmaensis Ta & Hoang, 2004
Phryganistria "chinensis" (informal name, currently scientifically undescribed)
Phryganistria fruhstorferi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
Phryganistria grandis Rehn, 1906
Phryganistria guanxiensis Chen & He, 2008
Phryganistria heusii Hennemann & Conle, 1997
Phryganistria heusii heusii Hennemann & Conle, 1997
Phryganistria heusii yentuensis J. Bresseel & J Constant, 2014
Phryganistria longzhouensis Chen & He, 2008
Phryganistria tamdaoensis J. Bresseel & J Constant, 2014
Phryganistria virgea (Westwood, 1848) - synonym P. sarmentosa Westwood, 1848
See also
List of largest insects
References
External links
Media related to Phryganistria at Wikimedia Commons