Carausius | |
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Carausius morosus from India | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Phasmatodea |
Family: | Lonchodidae |
Subfamily: | Lonchodinae |
Genus: | Carausius Stål, 1875 |
Species | |
Many; see text | |
Synonyms | |
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. These species are parthenogenetic.
Carausius morosus is the most commonly kept stick insect in captivity.
The Phasmida Species File lists: [2]
Note: possibly nomen nudum :
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