Phryganistria

 ( Phasmatodea Genera ) 

Phryganistria is a genus of Phasmatodea belonging to the subfamily Clitumninae, native to Mainland Southeast Asia, including Yunnan China, central Vietnam and Bangladesh. The species in this genus have been subject to revision, with several being reassigned to the related Neophryganistria.Ho GW-C (2023) Contribution to the knowledge of Chinese Phasmatodea XIII: New taxa of Pharnaciini (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae: Clitumninae) from China. Hong Kong Entomological Bulletin, 15(2), 3–20. Available here

As with other genera in the tribe Pharnaciini, Phryganistria stick insects are notable for their range in size from "fairly large to very large", and amongst the world's longest stick insects (which also makes it the longest known insects).

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Species The genus includes the following:

1. Phryganistria bachmaensis - Vietnam
2. Phryganistria laikuenae - Yunnan
3. Phryganistria virgea - type species (as Bacteria sarmentosa ) - Bangladesh

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Reassigned species The following species, previously placed here, are now in genus Neophryganistria:

• Phryganistria fruhstorferi Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
• P. grandis Rehn, 1906
• P. guanxiensis Chen & He, 2008
• P. heusii Hennemann & Conle, 1997
• P. longzhouensis Chen & He, 2008
• P. tamdaoensis J. Bresseel & J Constant, 2014

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Phryganistria "chinensis" Claimed to be the world's longest stick insect, the informally named Phryganistria "chinensis", discovered in 2014 near Liuzhou in Guangxi, China, apparently remains an undescribed species after more than 10 years. A wild collected female kept at the Insect Museum of West China was the record holder at in total length (including extended legs), but it was surpassed by one of its captive bred young that reached .

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See also

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