Eurycantha

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Eurycantha
Phasmatidae - Eurycantha species.JPG
Eurycantha species. Museum specimen
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Suborder: Euphasmatodea
Infraorder: Anareolatae
Family: Lonchodidae
Subfamily: Lonchodinae
Genus: Eurycantha
Boisduval, 1835
Synonyms
  • Carabidion Redtenbacher, 1907
  • Karabidion Montrouzier, 1855

Eurycantha is a genus of stick insects belonging to the family Phasmatidae.[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)
  • (Redtenbacher, 1908)
  • Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835
  • Redtenbacher, 1908
  • Lucas, 1869
  • Redtenbacher, 1908
  • Günther, 1929
  • (Montrouzier, 1855)
  • Kirby, 1904
  • Kaup, 1871

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