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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants Family   Lonchodidae Sub Family   Description   stick insects Background to Family   Three non-native species from New Zealand, introduced on ornamental plants into gardens and nurseries, are naturalised: the prickly (Acanthoxyla geisovii Kaup, formerly identified as A. prasina Westwood), unarmed (A. inermis Salmon) and smooth (Clitarchus hookeri White) stick insects. They feed on a wide variety of hosts, including dicot herbs and shrubs (especially Rosaceae), conifers and ferns (source: Marshall & Haes 1988, Grasshoppers and Allied Insects of Great Britain and Ireland. Harley Books, Colchester).     No. taxa in DBIF   2 No. interactions   7 % interactions with British data   100% No. records   7 % taxa with British data   100% Notes   Data currently unassessed by a specialist for changes in nomenclature, new species to the British list, new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings.; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   1985 Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   Turk, S.(1985) Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 97 129-130:129 Source   Ragge, D.R. (1965) Grasshoppers, Crickets and Cockroaches of the British Isles 1-299:39 Source   Ragge, D.R. (1965) Grasshoppers, Crickets and Cockroaches of the British Isles 1-299:38