Macellina Explained

Macellina is a genus of stick insects in the tribe Gratidiini, erected by Boris Uvarov in 1940.^[1] Species have been recorded from China, Thailand and Vietnam (possibly incomplete distribution).^[2]

Species

The Phasmida Species File^[2] lists:

1. Macellina caulodes (Rehn, 1904)
2. Macellina dentata (Stål, 1875)
3. Macellina digitata Chen & Wang, 1993
4. Macellina nigriseta Ho, 2013
5. Macellina qizhouense Ho, 2015
6. Macellina souchongia (Westwood, 1859) - type species (as Bacillus souchongia Westwood)

Notes and References

1. Uvarov BP (1940) Twenty four new generic names in Orthoptera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11, 112–117.
2. Web site: Phasmida Species File . Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0) Genus Macellina Uvarov, 1940. 7 December 2022.