Carausius (insect)
| Carausius | |
|---|---|
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| Carausius morosus from India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Suborder: | Euphasmatodea |
| Infraorder: | Anareolatae |
| Family: | Lonchodidae |
| Subfamily: | Lonchodinae |
| Genus: | Carausius Stål, 1875 |
| Species | |
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Many; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dixippus Stål, 1875 | |
Carausius[1] is a genus of the tribe Lonchodini, in the order Phasmatodea (stick and leaf insects). The genus is in many ways typical of the Phasmatodea in that all species are twig-like in appearance.
Carausius morosus is the most commonly kept stick insect in captivity.
Species
The Phasmida Species File lists:[2]
- Carausius abbreviatus
- Carausius abdominalis
- Carausius alluaudi
- Carausius appetens
- Carausius baumei Karny, 1910
- Carausius bicornis Ho, 2017 - Vietnam
- Carausius bolivari
- Carausius bracatus
- Carausius burri
- Carausius capreolus
- Carausius chani
- Carausius crawangensis
- Carausius cristatus
- Carausius debilis
- Carausius detractus
- Carausius exsul
- Carausius fruhstorferi
- Carausius furcatus
- Carausius furcillatus
- Carausius gardineri
- Carausius glabra
- Carausius globosus
- Carausius granulatus
- Carausius haedulus
- Carausius heinrichi
- Carausius hilaris
- Carausius huanglianshanensis Ho, 2017
- Carausius imbellis
- Carausius incertus
- Carausius insolens
- Carausius irregulariterlobatus
- Carausius juvenilis
- Carausius lobulatipes Pantel, 1917
- Carausius macerrimus
- Carausius mancus
- Carausius margaritatus
- Carausius minutus
- Carausius mirabilis
- Carausius morosus
- Carausius nodosus
- Carausius parvus
- Carausius patruclis
- Carausius proximus
- Carausius pustalosus
- Carausius rotundatolobatus
- Carausius rudissimus
- Carausius rugosus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 - Vietnam
- Carausius sanguineoligatus
- Carausius scotti
- Carausius sechellensis
- Carausius serratus
- Carausius siamensis Thanasinchayakul, 2006
- Carausius sikkimensis
- Carausius simplex
- Carausius spinosus
- Carausius squeleton
- Carausius strumosus Stål, 1875 - type species (Java)
- Carausius tanahrataensis
- Carausius thailandi Thanasinchayakul, 2006
- Carausius theiseni
- Carausius vacillans
- Carausius virgo Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius yingjiangensis Ho, 2017
- Carausius yunnanensis Ho, 2017
References
- ^ Stål C (1875) Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 32: 8.
- ^ Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
External links
- Phasmid Study Group: Carausius
Media related to Carausius at Wikimedia Commons
