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Phasmida

Insect order comprising the stick insects and leaf insects.

There are some 2,000 species, mainly tropical, arranged in two families: Phylliidae, the leaf insects; and Phasmatidae, the stick insects.

Classification

Phasmida is in subclass Pterygota, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda.
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Other orders under study include Phasmida (walking sticks), Mantodea (mantids), and Blattaria (roaches).
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