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species Carausius sechellensis (Bolívar [Y Urrutia], 1895)

• Common name(s):  Common Seychelles Stick-insect
• Images: (6) See all images

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• Distribution:
  •  Seychelles
• Ecology:
  • Terrestrial.
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations (24):
  • Bolívar [Y Urrutia]. 1895. Ann. Soc. entomol. Fr. 64:373   >> Lonchodes sechellensis    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:6868
  • Kirby, W.F. 1904. A synonymic catalogue of Orthoptera. 1. Orthoptera Euplexoptera, Cursoria et Gressoria. (Forficulidae, Hemimeridae, Blattidae, Mantidae, Phasmidae) 1:318   >> Staelonchodes sechellensis    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:6869
  • Brunner von Wattenwyl. 1907. Die Insektenfamilie der Phasmiden. II. Phasmidae Anareolatae (Clitumnini, Lonchodini, Bacunculini). Phasmiden:274, pl. 12:6   >> Carausius sechellensis    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:6867
  • Ferrière. 1912. In Bolívar [Y Urrutia] & Ferrière. Orthoptera, Phasmidae of the Seychelles. Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 15(2):295   >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Bradley, J.R. 1967. Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 26:26 >> Note: notes, figs. >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Crotch & et al. 1970. Rearing Stick Insects 16 >> Note: Rearing >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Brock. 1983. PSG Newsletter 15:3 >> Note: on ferns >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Brock. 1985. The Phasmid Rearer’s Handbook (Stick Insects and Leaf Insects) 30 >> Note: Rearing >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Matyot. 1989. Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 48(367):215 >> Note: distribution, foodplants >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Matyot. 1989. PSG Newsletter 41:5 >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Brock. 1992. Rearing and studying stick and leaf insects. The Amateur Entomologist Volume 22 13, 50   >> Note: Rearing, fig. of egg >> Carausius seychellensis subsequent misspelling    urn:lsid:Phasmida.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:501398
  • Matyot. 1992. Phasmid Studies 1(1):17   >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Paris. 1994. Eos 69:172   >> Note: type data >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Sellick. 1998. Systematic Entomology 23:216   >> Note: Micropylar plate >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Seiler, C. & et al. 2000. Phasmiden Pflege und Zucht von Gespenstschrecken, Stabschrecken und Wandelnden Blattern im Terrarium 57, figs >> Note: rearing, egg >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Harding, D. & J. Thompson. 2002. Phelsuma 10:54 >> Note: [sic]; Attempted predation by a wasp >> Carausius seychellensis subsequent misspelling
  • Brock. 2003. Rearing and studying stick and leaf insects. The Amateur Entomologist Volume 22 49   >> Note: rearing >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Otte & Brock. 2005. Phasmida Species File. Catalog of Stick and Leaf Insects of the world 87   >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Gerlach & Haas. 2008. Orthopteroidea of the Seychelles islands 67   >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Pawlowski & Kraemer. 2008. Phelsuma 16:64 >> Note: [sic]; Dipteran parasite >> Carausius seychellensis
  • Harman. 2011. PSG Newsletter 125:8   >> Note: PSG culture stock origin >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Delfosse, Cliquennois, Depraetere & Robillard. 2019. Zoosystema 41(11):225   >> Note: Type material in MNHN, Paris >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Hollier, J. & A. Hollier. 2022. Metaleptea 42(1):18 >> Carausius sechellensis
  • Brock & Büscher. 2022. Stick and leaf-insects of the world, Phasmids 298, 525, figs   >> Note: Checklist of world species >> Carausius sechellensis
• Type specimen information:
  • There are multiple primary types, see specimen data for details.

• synonym jesuitae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907
• synonym seychellensis Brock, 1992

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