Bacillus (insect) explained

Bacillus is a stick insect genus, common in Europe and North Africa.

Species

The Phasmida Species File^[1] lists:

1. Bacillus atticus – Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882
2. Bacillus grandii – Nascetti & Bullini, 1982
3. Bacillus lynceorum – Bullini, Nascetti & Bianchi Bullini, 1984
4. Bacillus rossius – Rossi, 1788 – type species
5. 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).^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1200073 Phasmida Species File
2. http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1200647 Phasmida Species File: Hyrtacus caurus