Eurycantha
Eurycantha species. Museum specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Infraorder: Anareolatae
Family: Lonchodidae
Subfamily: Lonchodinae
Tribe: Eurycanthini
Genus: Eurycantha
Boisduval, 1835
Synonyms
  • Carabidion Redtenbacher, 1907
  • Karabidion Montrouzier, 1855

Eurycantha is a genus of Australasian stick insects: typical of the tribe Eurycanthini.[1] It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1835.

Species

The Phasmida Species File lists:[2]

  • Eurycantha calcarata Lucas, 1869 - Giant Spiny Stick Insect (synonym E. sifia Kirby, 1904)
  • Eurycantha coriacea (Redtenbacher, 1908)
  • Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835
  • Eurycantha immunis Redtenbacher, 1908
  • Eurycantha insularis Lucas, 1869
  • Eurycantha latro Redtenbacher, 1908
  • Eurycantha maluensis Günther, 1929
  • Eurycantha micracantha (Montrouzier, 1855)
  • Eurycantha portentosa Kirby, 1904
  • Eurycantha rosenbergii Kaup, 1871

References

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