Carausius scotti Ferrière in Bolívar & Ferrière, 1912
Scott's stick insect, Scott's spiny stick insect
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in 1990
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Silhouette Island, Seychelles
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: NHMUK 844588 (male)
Media
The preserved male holotype can be seen here. A photo of a living individual can be seen in (Gerlach, 2012).
References
Original scientific description:
Ferrière, C. In: Bolívar [Y Urrutia], I. and Ferrière, C. (1912). Orthoptera, Phasmidae of the Seychelles. Transactions of the Linnean Society, London 15(2): 293-300.
Other references:
Gerlach, Justin. (1993). The conservation of Silhouette island, Seychelles. II. Animals. Phelsuma 1: 30-38.
Gerlach, Justin. (2012). Carausius scotti. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T199567A2603274. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T199567A2603274.en. Downloaded on 16 April 2018.
Gerlach, Justin and Haas, F. (2007). The Orthopteroidea of the Seychelles islands. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.
Matyot, P. (1990a). Carausius scotti rediscovered. Phasmid Study Group Newsletter 44: 6-7.
Matyot, P. (1990b). Observations on Carausius scotti. Phasmid Study Group Newsletter 45: 7.
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/23291/carausius-scotti
http://phasmida.speciesfile.org/Common/basic/Taxa.aspx?TaxonNameID=1200578
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