Carausius (insect)

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
Carausius morosus from India
Scientific classification Edit this 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 morosus is the most commonly kept stick insect in captivity.

Species

The Phasmida Species File lists:[2]

  1. Carausius abdominalis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
  2. Carausius alluaudi (Bolívar [Y Urrutia], 1895)
  3. Carausius baumei Karny, 1910
  4. Carausius bicornis Ho, 2017 - Vietnam
  5. Carausius bolivari (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
  6. Carausius bracatus Rehn, 1904
  7. Carausius burri Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  8. Carausius crawangensis (de Haan, 1842)
  9. Carausius cristatus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  10. Carausius debilis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  11. Carausius detractus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  12. Carausius emeiensis Chen & He, 2008
  13. Carausius erniwatiae Seow-Choen, 2020
  14. Carausius exsul Werner, 1930
  15. Carausius femoralis Chen & He, 2002
  16. Carausius fruhstorferi (Carl, 1913)
  17. Carausius furcillatus Pantel, 1917
  18. Carausius gardineri Bolívar [Y Urrutia], 1912
  19. Carausius gracilicercus Ho, 2021
  20. Carausius gracilicornis Ho, 2021
  21. Carausius granulatus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
  22. Carausius guizhouensis Ho, 2021
  23. Carausius hilaris Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  24. Carausius huanglianshanensis Ho, 2017
  25. Carausius imbellis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  26. Carausius insolens Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  27. Carausius irregulariterlobatus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  28. Carausius juvenilis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  29. Carausius lijiangensis Chen & He, 2002
  30. Carausius lobulatipes Pantel, 1917
  31. Carausius luchunensis Ho, 2017
  32. Carausius mancus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  33. Carausius minutus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  34. Carausius morosus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  35. Carausius nodosus (de Haan, 1842)
  36. Carausius novus Ho, 2017
  37. Carausius patruclis Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  38. Carausius primiglobosus Seow-Choen, 2021
  39. Carausius proximus Carl, 1913
  40. Carausius pustulosus Pantel, 1917
  41. Carausius rotundatolobatus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  42. Carausius rubrogranulatus Ho, 2021
  43. Carausius rudissimus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  44. Carausius rugosus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907 - Vietnam
  45. Carausius scotti Ferrière, 1912
  46. Carausius sechellensis (Bolívar [Y Urrutia], 1895)
  47. Carausius sikkimensis (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
  48. Carausius simplex Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  49. Carausius spinosus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  50. Carausius strumosus Stål, 1875 - type species (Java)
  51. Carausius tanahrataensis Seow-Choen, 2000
  52. Carausius tetsengi Seow-Choen, 2021
  53. Carausius theiseni Cappe de Baillon, Favrelle & Vichêt, 1934
  54. Carausius transiliens Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  55. Carausius undatus Chen & He, 2002
  56. Carausius vacillans Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  57. Carausius virgo Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
  58. Carausius yingjiangensis Ho, 2017
  59. Carausius yunnanensis Ho, 2017

Note: possibly nomen nudum:

  • Carausius siamensis Thanasinchayakul, 2006
  • Carausius thailandi Thanasinchayakul, 2006

References
  1. Stål C (1875) Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar 32: 8.
  2. Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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