''Carausius'' is a genus of the tribe Lonchodini, in the order
Phasmatodea
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida, Phasmatoptera or Spectra) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walking sticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as ...
(stick and leaf insects). The genus is in many ways typical of the
Phasmatodea
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida, Phasmatoptera or Spectra) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walking sticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as ...
in that all species are twig-like in appearance. These
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
are
parthenogenetic
Parthenogenesis (; from the Greek grc, παρθένος, translit=parthénos, lit=virgin, label=none + grc, γένεσις, translit=génesis, lit=creation, label=none) is a natural form of asexual reproduction in which growth and development ...
.
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Carausius morosus
''Carausius morosus'' (the 'common', 'Indian' or 'laboratory' stick insect) is a species of Phasmatodea (phasmid) often kept as pets by schools and individuals. Culture stocks originate from a collection from Tamil Nadu, India. Like the majorit ...
'' is the most commonly kept stick insect in captivity.
Species
The '' Phasmida Species File'' lists:
Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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# '' Carausius abdominalis'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907)
# '' Carausius alluaudi'' (Bolívar 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 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
''Carausius morosus'' (the 'common', 'Indian' or 'laboratory' stick insect) is a species of Phasmatodea (phasmid) often kept as pets by schools and individuals. Culture stocks originate from a collection from Tamil Nadu, India. Like the majorit ...
'' 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 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
In taxonomy, a ''nomen nudum'' ('naked name'; plural ''nomina nuda'') is a designation which looks exactly like a scientific name of an organism, and may have originally been intended to be one, but it has not been published with an adequate descr ...
'':
* ''Carausius siamensis'' Thanasinchayakul, 2006
* ''Carausius thailandi'' Thanasinchayakul, 2006
References
External links
Phasmid Study Group: Carausius
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Phasmatodea genera
Lonchodidae
Phasmatodea of Asia