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. These species are parthenogenetic.
| 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 |
| 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 morosus is the most commonly kept stick insect in captivity.
Species
editThe Phasmida Species File lists:[2]
- Carausius abdominalis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
- Carausius alluaudi (Bolívar [Y Urrutia], 1895)
- Carausius baumei Karny, 1910
- Carausius bicornis Ho, 2017 - Vietnam
- Carausius bolivari (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
- Carausius bracatus Rehn, 1904
- Carausius burri Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius crawangensis (de Haan, 1842)
- Carausius cristatus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius debilis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius detractus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius emeiensis Chen & He, 2008
- Carausius erniwatiae Seow-Choen, 2020
- Carausius exsul Werner, 1930
- Carausius femoralis Chen & He, 2002
- Carausius fruhstorferi (Carl, 1913)
- Carausius furcillatus Pantel, 1917
- Carausius gardineri Bolívar [Y Urrutia], 1912
- Carausius gracilicercus Ho, 2021
- Carausius gracilicornis Ho, 2021
- Carausius granulatus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
- Carausius guizhouensis Ho, 2021
- Carausius hilaris Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius huanglianshanensis Ho, 2017
- Carausius imbellis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius insolens Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius irregulariterlobatus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius juvenilis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius lijiangensis Chen & He, 2002
- Carausius lobulatipes Pantel, 1917
- Carausius luchunensis Ho, 2017
- Carausius mancus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius minutus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius morosus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius nodosus (de Haan, 1842)
- Carausius novus Ho, 2017
- Carausius patruclis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius primiglobosus Seow-Choen, 2021
- Carausius proximus Carl, 1913
- Carausius pustulosus Pantel, 1917
- Carausius rotundatolobatus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius rubrogranulatus Ho, 2021
- Carausius rudissimus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius rugosus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 - Vietnam
- Carausius scotti Ferrière, 1912
- Carausius sechellensis (Bolívar [Y Urrutia], 1895)
- Carausius sikkimensis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
- Carausius simplex Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius spinosus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius strumosus Stål, 1875 - type species (Java)
- Carausius tanahrataensis Seow-Choen, 2000
- Carausius tetsengi Seow-Choen, 2021
- Carausius theiseni Cappe de Baillon, Favrelle & Vichêt, 1934
- Carausius transiliens Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius undatus Chen & He, 2002
- Carausius vacillans Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius virgo Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
- Carausius yingjiangensis Ho, 2017
- Carausius yunnanensis Ho, 2017
Note: possibly nomen nudum:
- Carausius siamensis Thanasinchayakul, 2006
- Carausius thailandi Thanasinchayakul, 2006
References
edit- ^ Stål C (1875) Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 32: 8.
- ^ Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
External links
edit- Phasmid Study Group: Carausius
Media related to Carausius at Wikimedia Commons
