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SomeAfricanstickinsectswithunknowntypelocalitiesmayoccurinSouthAfrica,asmayspeciesfromneighbouringcountries,e.g.theMozambiquanspecies ...

Phalces brevis (female) Photograph courtesy of P.D. Brock

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The oldest name for this order is "Phasmida", but it is also called Phasmatodea, Phasmatoptera and Cheleutoptera. The stick insects of South Africa are placed in two suborders, each containing one local family.

Some African stick insects with unknown type localities may occur in South Africa, as may species from neighbouring countries, e.g. the Mozambiquan species Clonaria specifica Brunner, 1907 and C. schaumi Karsch, 1898. It should be noted that many species are described from "Cape of Good Hope" (= Promontorium Bonae Spei), and that this was used to refer to anywhere between Cape Town and t...