''Eurycantha'' is a genus of
Australasian
stick insect
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 ...
s: typical of the tribe
Eurycanthini
The Lonchodinae are a subfamily of stick insects in the family Lonchodidae found in: Australasia, Asia, Africa, Southern America and the Pacific.
The subfamilies Necrosciinae and Lonchodinae, formerly part of Diapheromeridae, were determined to ...
. It was described by
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician.
He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...
in 1835.
Species
The '' Phasmida Species File'' lists:
Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
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* ''Eurycantha calcarata
''Eurycantha calcarata'' (common names thorny devil stick insect and giant spiny stick insect ) is a species of phasmid endemic to Australasia.
Range and Habitat
''Eurycantha calcarata'' is native to New Guinea, New Caledonia, and the Solomon I ...
'' Lucas, 1869 - Giant Spiny Stick Insect (synonym ''E. sifia'' Kirby, 1904)
* ''Eurycantha coriacea
''Eurycantha'' is a genus of Australasian stick insects: typical of the tribe Eurycanthini. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1835.
Species
The '' Phasmida Species File'' lists:
* ''Eurycantha calcarata'' Lucas, 1869 - Giant Spiny ...
'' (Redtenbacher, 1908)
* ''Eurycantha horrida
Eurycantha horrida, the thorny devil walking stick, is a species belonging to the stick insects (order Phasmatodea) and to the family Phasmatidae.
Description
''Eurycantha horrida'' can reach a length of about in males, of about in females. T ...
'' Boisduval, 1835
* ''Eurycantha immunis
''Eurycantha'' is a genus of Australasian stick insects: typical of the tribe Eurycanthini. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1835.
Species
The '' Phasmida Species File'' lists:
* ''Eurycantha calcarata'' Lucas, 1869 - Giant Spiny ...
'' Redtenbacher, 1908
* ''Eurycantha insularis
''Eurycantha'' is a genus of Australasian stick insects: typical of the tribe Eurycanthini. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1835.
Species
The '' Phasmida Species File'' lists:
* ''Eurycantha calcarata'' Lucas, 1869 - Giant Spiny ...
'' Lucas, 1869
* '' Eurycantha latro'' Redtenbacher, 1908
* '' Eurycantha maluensis'' Günther, 1929
* '' Eurycantha micracantha'' (Montrouzier, 1855)
* '' Eurycantha portentosa'' Kirby, 1904
* '' Eurycantha rosenbergii'' Kaup, 1871
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1378420
Phasmatodea genera
Lonchodidae