Belongs within: Phasmatodea.
The Necrosciinae are a diverse group of stick insects, with the greatest number of species found in south-east Asia.
Characters (from Brock & Hasenpusch 2009): Often winged, elongate, small to medium-sized, with long antennae. Male anal segment not split into two lobes.
<==NecrosciinaeWBM03 |--+--Pseudodiacantha macklottiiWBM03 | `--LopaphusWBM03 | |--L. perakensisWBM03 | `--L. sphalerusWBM03 `--Sipyloidea Brunner 1893WBM03, BH07 |--*S. sipylus (Westwood 1859) [=Necroscia sipylus]BH07 |--S. bella (Tepper 1905) [=Necroscia bella; incl. S. ovabdita Rentz & John 1987]BH07 |--S. brevicerci Hasenpusch & Brock in Brock & Hasenpusch 2007BH07 |--S. caeca (Sjöstedt 1918)BH07 |--S. garradungensis Hasenpusch & Brock in Brock & Hasenpusch 2007BH07 |--S. gracilipes (Sjöstedt 1918)BH07 |--S. larryi Hasenpusch & Brock in Brock & Hasenpusch 2007BH07 |--S. lewisensis Hasenpusch & Brock in Brock & Hasenpusch 2007BH07 |--S. nelida Rentz & John 1987BH07 |--S. rentzi Brock & Hasenpusch 2007BH07 |--S. similis Rentz & John 1987BH07 `--S. whitei Brock & Hasenpusch 2007BH07 Necrosciinae incertae sedis: Austrosipyloidea Brock & Hasenpusch 2007BH07 `--*A. carterus (Westwood 1859) (see below for synonymy)BH07 Candovia Stål 1875BH07 |--*C. coenosa (Gray 1833) (see below for synonymy)BH07 |--C. aberrata (Brunner 1907) [=Parasipyloidea aberrata]BH07 |--C. annulata (Brunner 1907) [=Parasipyloidea annulata]BH07 |--C. evoneobertii (Zompro & Adis 2001) [=Echetlus evoneobertii]BH07 |--C. granulosa (Brunner 1907) [=Parasipyloidea granulosa]BH07 |--C. pallida (Sjöstedt 1918) [=Parasipyloidea pallida]BH07 |--C. peridromes (Westwood 1859) (see below for synonymy)BH07 |--C. robinsoni Brock & Hasenpusch 2007BH07 |--C. spurcata (Brunner 1907) [=Parasipyloidea spurcata]BH07 `--C. strumosa (Redtenbacher 1908) [=Parasipyloidea strumosa]BH07 Parasipyloidea Redtenbacher 1908BH07 Cornicandovia Hasenpusch & Brock in Brock & Hasenpusch 2007BH07 `--*C. australica (Redtenbacher 1908) [=Parasosibia australica]BH07 Parasosibia Redtenbacher 1908BH07 Rhamphosipyloidea Redtenbacher 1908BH08 |--*R. brevipennis (Redtenbacher 1908) [=Sipyloidea (*Rhamphosipyloidea) brevipennis]BH07 |--R. palumensis Hasenpusch & Brock in Brock & Hasenpusch 2007BH07 `--R. queenslandica (Sjöstedt 1918)BH07 Scionecra Karny 1923BH07 |--*S. osmylus (Westwood 1859) [=Necroscia osmylus]BH07 |--S. milledgei Hasenpusch & Brock in Brock & Hasenpusch 2007BH07 `--S. queenslandica (Sjöstedt 1918)BH07 Spinosipyloidea Hasenpusch & Brock in Brock & Hasenpusch 2007BH07 `--*S. doddi Hasenpusch & Brock in Brock & Hasenpusch 2007BH07 Malandella Sjöstedt 1918BH07 `--M. queenslandica Sjöstedt 1918BH07 Leprocaulinus Uvarov 1940 [incl. Leprocaulus Redtenbacher 1908]BH07 |--‘Leprocaulus’ acutecornutus Redtenbacher 1908BH07 `--L. insularis (Kirby 1896)BH07 Mesaner Redtenbacher 1908BH07 `--M. sarpedon (Westwood 1859) [incl. M. lineatus Redtenbacher 1908]BH07
*Austrosipyloidea carterus (Westwood 1859) [=Necroscia carterus, Sipyloidea carterus; incl. S. debilitata Redtenbacher 1908, S. filiformis Redtenbacher 1908]BH07
*Candovia coenosa (Gray 1833) [=Phasma (Bacteria) coenosa, Hyrtacus coenosus; incl. P. (B.) fragilis Gray 1833]BH07
Candovia peridromes (Westwood 1859) [=Echetlus peridromes; incl. E. cercatus (Redtenbacher 1908), Clitarchus longipes Brunner 1907, Bacunculus tener Brunner 1907]BH07
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
[BH07] Brock, P. D., & J. W. Hasenpusch. 2007. Studies on the Australian stick insects (Phasmida), including a checklist of species and bibliography. Zootaxa 1570: 1–81.
Brock, P. D., & J. W. Hasenpusch. 2009. The Complete Field Guide to Stick and Leaf Insects of Australia. CSIRO Publishing: Collingwood (Australia).
[WBM03] Whiting, M. F., S. Bradler & T. Maxwell. 2003. Loss and recovery of wings in stick insects. Nature 421: 264–267.