Megacraniinae
The Megacraniinae[1] are an anareolate subfamily of stick insects in the family Phasmatidae. Their known distribution includes Malesia and islands in the Pacific and Indian oceans.[2] Several genera have been revised and were placed previously in the Platycraninae.
| Megacraniinae | |
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| Megacrania phelaus | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Phasmatodea | 
| Suborder: | Euphasmatodea | 
| Infraorder: | Anareolatae | 
| Family: | Phasmatidae | 
| Subfamily: | Megacraniinae Hennemann, 2020  | 
Genera
    
The Phasmida Species File lists:[2]
- Acanthograeffea Günther, 1932
 - Apterograeffea Cliquennois & Brock, 2002
 - Davidrentzia - monotypic D. valida Brock & Hasenpusch, 2007
 - Erastus Redtenbacher, 1908
 - Graeffea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1868
 - Megacrania Kaup, 1871
 - Ophicrania Kaup, 1871
 - Xenomaches Kirby, 1896 - monotypic Xenomaches incommodus (Butler, 1876)
 
References
    
- Hennemann (2020) Zootaxa 4896(2): 151.
 - Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 13 February 2021)
 
External links
    
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