Euphasmatodea
The Euphasmatodea, also known by its junior synonym Verophasmatodea is a suborder of the Phasmatodea, which contains the vast majority of the extant species of stick and leaf insects, excluding the Timematodea. The oldest record of Euphasmatodea is Araripephasma from the Crato Formation of Brazil, dating to the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous.
| Euphasmatodea Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Heteropteryx dilatata from Malaysia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Subclass: | Pterygota |
| Infraclass: | Neoptera |
| Cohort: | Polyneoptera |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Suborder: | Euphasmatodea Cliquennois, 2020? |
| Superfamilies | |
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Aschiphasmatoidea | |
| Synonyms | |
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Verophasmatodea Zompro, 2004 | |
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