Phobaeticus

Phobaeticus
Phobaeticus serratipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Subfamily: Clitumninae
Tribe: Pharnaciini
Genus: Phobaeticus
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
Species

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Synonyms
  • Baculolonga Hennemann & Conle, 1997
  • Nearchus Redtenbacher, 1908

Phobaeticus is a genus of Asian stick insects comprising over 25 species. The genus includes some of the world's longest insects.

Some species of Phobaeticus were formerly included in the genus Pharnacia instead (e.g. Phobaeticus serratipes was known as Pharnacia serratipes).