Eurycantha is a genus of Australasian stick insects: typical of the tribe Eurycanthini.[1] It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1835.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Infraorder: | Anareolatae |
| Family: | Lonchodidae |
| Subfamily: | Lonchodinae |
| Tribe: | Eurycanthini |
| Genus: | Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 |
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Species edit
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 edit
External links edit
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