Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Arthropoda Siebold, 1848 - arthropods
     Subphylum Hexapoda Latreille, 1825 see Epiclass Hexapoda Latreille, 1825
       Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 - insects
         Order Phasmida Leach, 1815 - stick and leaf insects
           Suborder Verophasmatodea Zompro, 2004
             Infraorder Areolatae "Redtenbacher, 1906"
               Superfamily Bacilloidea Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
                 1 Family Anisacanthidae Günther, 1953
                 2 Family Bacillidae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
                 3 Family Heteropterygidae Kirby, 1896