Oreophoetini

Oreophoetini
Oreophoetes peruana, Ecuador
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Diapheromeridae
Subfamily: Diapheromerinae
Tribe: Oreophoetini
Zompro, 2001
Synonyms[1]
  • Libethrini Günther, 1953
  • Ocnophilini Zompro, 2001

Oreophoetini is a tribe of walking stick insects in the family Diapheromeridae. There are about 11 genera and at least 80 described species in Oreophoetini, found in the Neotropics.[1][2]

Genera

These 11 genera belong to the tribe Oreophoetini:

  • Dubiophasma Zompro, 2001
  • Dyme Stål, 1875
  • Exocnophila Zompro, 2001
  • Libethra Stål, 1875
  • Litosermyle Hebard, 1919
  • Lobolibethra Hennemann & Conle, 2007
  • Ocnophila Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  • Ocnophiloidea Zompro, 2001
  • Oreophoetes Rehn, 1904
  • Oreophoetophasma Zompro, 2002
  • Parocnophila Zompro, 1998

References

  1. 1 2 "Catalogue of Life, Oreophoetini Zompro, 2001". Retrieved 2026-06-28.
  2. ↑ Brock, Paul D.; Otte, Daniel (2020). "Phasmida species file online, Version 5.0". Retrieved 2026-06-28.