Bacillus (insect)
Bacillus is a stick insect genus, common in Europe and North Africa.
| Bacillus | |
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| Bacillus rossius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Superfamily: | Bacilloidea |
| Family: | Bacillidae |
| Subfamily: | Bacillinae |
| Genus: | Bacillus Berthold, 1827 |
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Species
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 – type species
- Bacillus whitei – Nascetti & Bullini, 1981
Bacillus atticus atticus is an endemic species found in Greece and Bacillus rossius is found in Europe.
See also
- List of Phasmatodea of Australia: Bacillus peristhenellus is a synonym of Hyrtacus caurus (Tepper, 1905).[2]
External links
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