''Eurycantha'' is a genus of
Australasia
Australasia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand (overlapping with Polynesia), and sometimes including New Guinea and surrounding islands (overlapping with Melanesia). The term is used in a number of different context ...
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stick insect
The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's da ...
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 ento ...
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 S ...
'' (Redtenbacher, 1908)
* ''Eurycantha horrida
''Eurycantha'' is a genus of Australasian stick insects: typical of the tribe Eurycanthini. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidop ...
'' Boisduval, 1835
* ''Eurycantha immunis
''Eurycantha'' is a genus of Australasian stick insects: typical of the tribe Eurycanthini. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopt ...
'' 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 S ...
'' Lucas, 1869
* ''Eurycantha latro
''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 S ...
'' 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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Phasmatodea genera
Lonchodidae