Carausius (Phasmatodea)

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Carausius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Suborder: Verophasmatodea
Infraorder: Anareolatae
Family: Diapheromeridae
Subfamily: Lonchodinae
Tribe: Lonchodini
Genus: Carausius
Stal, 1875
Species

Carausius abbreviatus
Carausius abdominalis
Carausius alluaudi
Carausius appetens
Carausius baumei
Carausius bilobatus
Carausius bolivari
Carausius bracatus
Carausius burri
Carausius capreolus
Carausius chani
Carausius crawangensis
Carausius cristatus
Carausius debilis
Carausius detractus
Carausius exsul
Carausius fruhstorferi
Carausius furcatus
Carausius furcillatus
Carausius gardineri
Carausius glabra
Carausius globosus
Carausius granulatus
Carausius haedulus
Carausius heinrichi
Carausius hilaris
Carausius huapingensis
Carausius imbellis
Carausius incertus
Carausius insolens
Carausius irregulariterlobatus
Carausius juvenilis
Carausius lobulatipes
Carausius macerrimus
Carausius mancus
Carausius margaritatus
Carausius minutus
Carausius mirabilis
Carausius morosus
Carausius nodosus
Carausius parvus
Carausius patruclis
Carausius proximus
Carausius pustalosus
Carausius rotundatolobatus
Carausius rudissimus
Carausius rugosus
Carausius sanguineoligatus
Carausius scotti
Carausius sechellensis
Carausius serratus
Carausius sikkimensis
Carausius simplex
Carausius spinosus
Carausius squeleton
Carausius strumosus
Carausius tanahrataensis
Carausius theiseni
Carausius vacillans
Carausius virgo

Carausius is a genus of the tribe Lonchodini, in the order Phasmatodea (stick & leaf insects). The genus is in many ways typical of the Phasmatodea in that all species are twig-like in appearance.

[edit] Notable species

Carausius morosus is the most commonly kept stick insect in captivity.