Protophasmids miss critical synapomorphies (traits that identify a taxon) of Phasmida, and are currently considered probably close to Orthoptera (crickets and grasshoppers).    From Wordnik.com.  [Behe and bugs: Genesis of a Creationist canard? - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Tilgner E, Systematics of Phasmida, 2002, PhD Thesis in Entomology, University of Georgia available online at this UGA site, searching for “Tilgner”; Grimaldi D, Engel MS, Evolution of the Insects, Cambridge University Press, 2005; and references therein.    From Wordnik.com.  [Behe and bugs: Genesis of a Creationist canard? - The Panda's Thumb] Reference