Bacillus is a stick insect genus, common in Europe and North Africa.
Species The Phasmida Species FilePhasmida Species File lists: Bacillus atticus – Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882 Bacillus grandii – Nascetti & Bullini, 1982 Bacillus lynceorum – Bullini, Nascetti & Bianchi Bullini, 1984 Bacillus rossius (Mediterranean Stick Insect) – Rossi, 1788 – type species Bacillus whitei – Nascetti & Bullini, 1981
Note Bacillus inermis – (Thunberg, 1815) is nomen dubium Bacillus atticus atticus is an endemic species found in Greece and Bacillus rossius is found in Europe.
See also List of Phasmatodea of Australia: Bacillus peristhenellus is a synonym of Hyrtacus caurus (Tepper, 1905).Phasmida Species File: Hyrtacus caurus
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