''Carausius'' is a genus of the tribe Lonchodini, in the order

Phasmatodea The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an Order (biology), order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred ...

(stick and leaf insects). The genus is in many ways typical of the

in that all species are twig-like in appearance. These

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

are

parthenogenetic Parthenogenesis (; from the Greek + ) is a natural form of asexual reproduction in which the embryo develops directly from an egg without need for fertilization. In animals, parthenogenesis means the development of an embryo from an unfertiliz ...

. ''

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 majority ...

'' is the most commonly kept stick insect in captivity.

Species

The '' Phasmida Species File'' lists:Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0)
/ref> # '' Carausius abdominalis'' (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907) # '' Carausius alluaudi'' (Bolívar Urrutia 1895) # '' Carausius baumei'' Karny, 1910 # ''

Carausius bicornis Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius (died 293) was a military commander of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. He was a Menapian from Belgic Gaul, who usurped power in 286, during the Carausian Revolt, declaring himself emperor in Britain and no ...

'' Ho, 2017 - Vietnam # ''

Carausius bolivari Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius (died 293) was a military commander of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. He was a Menapian from Belgic Gaul, who usurped power in 286, during the Carausian Revolt, declaring himself emperor in Britain and no ...

'' (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 # ''

'' 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 Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius (died 293) was a military commander of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. He was a Menapian from Belgic Gaul, who usurped power in 286, during the Carausian Revolt, declaring himself emperor in Britain and no ...

'' 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 Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius (died 293) was a military commander of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. He was a Menapian from Belgic Gaul, who usurped power in 286, during the Carausian Revolt, declaring himself emperor in Britain and no ...

'' 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 Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius (died 293) was a military commander of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. He was a Menapian from Belgic Gaul, who usurped power in 286, during the Carausian Revolt, declaring himself emperor in Britain and no ...

'' Cappe de Baillon, Favrelle & Vichêt, 1934 # ''

Carausius transiliens Marcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius (died 293) was a military commander of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. He was a Menapian from Belgic Gaul, who usurped power in 286, during the Carausian Revolt, declaring himself emperor in Britain and no ...

'' 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 (biology), 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 ...

'': * ''Carausius siamensis'' Thanasinchayakul, 2006 * ''Carausius thailandi'' Thanasinchayakul, 2006

References

External links

Phasmid Study Group: Carausius
* {{Authority control Phasmatodea genera Lonchodidae Phasmatodea of Asia