Bacillus (insect)
Bacillus is a stick insect genus, common in Europe and North Africa.
| Bacillus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Bacillus rossius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Bacillidae |
| Genus: | Bacillus Le Peletier de Saint Fargeau & Serville, 1827 |
| Species | |
|
see text | |
Species
Bacillus atticus atticus is an endemic species found in Greece and Bacillus rossius is found in Europe. The Phasmida Species File[1] lists:
- Bacillus atticus - Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882
- Bacillus grandii - Nascetti & Bullini, 1982
- Bacillus inermis - (Thunberg, 1815)
- Bacillus lynceorum - Bullini, Nascetti & Bianchi Bullini, 1984
- Bacillus rossius - Rossi, 1788
- Bacillus whitei - Nascetti & Bullini, 1981
See also
- List of Phasmatodea of Australia: Bacillus peristhenellus is a synonym of Hyrtacus caurus (Tepper, 1905).[2]
External links
Media related to Bacillus (Phasmatodea) at Wikimedia Commons
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.