Prisopus Explained

Prisopus is a genus of stick insects belonging to the family Prisopodidae. These stick insects are present in Central and South America, India and Malesia.^[1]

Species

Species within this genus include:

• Prisopus amapa Piza, 1979
• Prisopus apteros Camousseight, 2010
• Prisopus ariadne Hebard, 1923
• Prisopus atrobrunneus (Heleodoro & Rafael, 2020)
• Prisopus berosus Westwood, 1859
• Prisopus bifidus Conle, Hennemann & Gutiérrez, 2011
• Prisopus biolleyi Carl, 1913
• Prisopus brunnescens (Heleodoro & Rafael, 2020)
• Prisopus caatingaensis (Heleodoro & Rafael, 2020)
• Prisopus cepus Westwood, 1859
• Prisopus clarus Conle, Hennemann, Bellanger, Lelong, Jourdan & Valero, 2020
• Prisopus conocephalus Conle, Hennemann, Bellanger, Lelong, Jourdan & Valero, 2020
• Prisopus draco (Olivier, 1792)
• Prisopus horridus (Gray, 1835)
• Prisopus horstokkii (Haan, 1842)
• Prisopus minimus Chopard, 1911
• Prisopus nanus Conle, Hennemann & Gutiérrez, 2011
• Prisopus occipitalis Dohrn, 1910
• Prisopus ohrtmanni (Lichtenstein, 1802)
• Prisopus phacellus Westwood, 1859
• Prisopus piperinus Redtenbacher, 1906
• Prisopus sacratus (Olivier, 1792)
• Prisopus villosipes (Redtenbacher, 1906)
• Prisopus wolfgangjunki Zompro, 2003

Notes and References

1. Web site: Prisopus Peletier de Saint Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1828. 13 February 2022. Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0).