Clonopsis gallica
Clonopsis gallica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Family: Bacillidae
Genus: Clonopsis
Species:
C. gallica
Binomial name
Clonopsis gallica
(Charpentier, 1825)
Synonyms
  • Bacillus (Clonopsis) gallicus affinis Salfi, 1925
  • Bacillus granulatus Brullé, 1832
  • Bacillus gallicus occidentalis Bolívar, 1894

Clonopsis gallica[1] is a stick insect species in the genus Clonopsis. It has been recorded from: Croatia, France (including Corsica), Jersey, Italy (including Sicily, Sardinia and most of the minor islands) Portugal (including Azores), Spain (including Majorca), Madeira, Tenerife and North-Western Africa.[2]

This species is a stable, obligate parthenogen.[3]

References

  1. Charpentier T de (1825) De Orthopteris Europaeis. Horae Entomologicae. 94.
  2. Phasmida Species File (Version 5.0/5.0: retrieved 6 October 2019
  3. The Clonopsis gallica puzzle: Mendelian species, polyploid parthenogens with karyotype re-diploidization and clonal androgens in Moroccan stick insects (Phasmida). L. Milani, V. Scali and M. Passamonti, Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, May 2009, Volume 47, Issue 2, pages 132–140, doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.2008.00489.x
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