Cranidium

Cranidium[1] is an monotypic genus of stick insects in the monotypic tribe Cranidiini. The single species Cranidium gibbosum has been recorded from northern Brazil, French Guiana and Surinam.[2]

C. gibbosum female
This article is about the stick insect genus. For arthropod morphology, see Cephalon (arthropod head).

Cranidium
Cranidium gibbosum male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Phasmatidae
Subfamily: Cladomorphinae
Genus: Cranidium
Westwood, 1843
Species:
C. gibbosum
Binomial name
Cranidium gibbosum
Westwood, 1843
Synonyms

Phasmilliger Carrera, 1960

References
  1. Westwood (1843) The Arcana Museum of Nature 2: 49.
  2. Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 3 July 2021)
  • Media related to Cranidium at Wikimedia Commons
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