Bacillus (insect)
{{Short description|Genus of insects}}
{{Automatic Taxobox
| image = Bacillus rossius.jpg
| image_caption = Bacillus rossius
| taxon = Bacillus (insect)
| authority = Berthold, 1827
| display_parents = 3
| synonyms = *Bacillus Le Peletier de Saint Fargeau & Serville, 1827
- Epibacillus Redtenbacher, 1906
}}
Bacillus is a stick insect genus, common in Europe and North Africa.
Species
The Phasmida Species File[http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1200073 Phasmida Species File] lists:
- Bacillus atticus – Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882
- Bacillus grandii – Nascetti & Bullini, 1982
- Bacillus lynceorum – Bullini, Nascetti & Bianchi Bullini, 1984
- Bacillus rossius – Rossi, 1788 – type species
- Bacillus whitei – Nascetti & Bullini, 1981
;Note:
- Bacillus inermis – (Thunberg, 1815) is nomen dubium
- 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).[http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1200647 Phasmida Species File: Hyrtacus caurus]
References
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External links
- {{commonscat inline|Bacillus (Phasmatodea)}}
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