Damasippoididae is a family of walkingsticks in the order Phasmatodea. There are at least two genera and about six described species in Damasippoididae, found in Madagascar.

Genera

These two genera belong to the family Damasippoididae:

  • Damasippoides Brancsik, 1893
  • Pseudoleosthenes Redtenbacher, 1906
Mounted brown stick insect with 1cm Scale.
Side view of mounted Pseudoleosthenes dubiosus

Further reading

  • Bradley, James Chester; Galil, Bella S. (1977). . Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 79: 176–208. ISSN .
  • Brock, Paul D. (1999). The amazing world of stick and leaf-insects. The Amateur Entomologist Series. Vol. 26. The Amateur Entomologists' Society. ISBN 978-0-900054-63-1.
  • Robertson, James A.; Bradler, Sven; Whiting, Michael F. (2018). . Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 6. doi:.