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Bacillus atticus atticus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882

Greek Stick-insect
Bacillus atticus atticus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882: (Otu).
Bacillus atticus atticus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882: (Otu).
Bacillus atticus atticus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882: Copyright Philippe Deroulez. female: Greece: Gargaliani, south-west Peloponnese, 37°03'55.83"N 21°38'48.74"E , 23 Apr 2013. (Otu).
Bacillus atticus atticus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882: Copyright Philippe Deroulez. female showing head and thorax: Greece: Gargaliani, south-west Peloponnese, 37°03'55.83"N 21°38'48.74"E , 23 Apr 2013. (Otu).

Nomenclature (117)

  • Bacillus atticus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882: 75.

    Holotype; female; 2ff6e3a5-961d-4be2-beb5-6a7382d9a87d; deposited at: Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien (NMW); Greece: Athens

  • Bacillus atticus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882 in Jacobson [also spelt as Yakobson] & Bianchi, 1902: 161.
  • Bacillus atticus atticus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882 in Brock & Büscher, 2022: 281, 505, fig. Image or description; Specimen or distribution
  • Bacillus atticus atticus Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882 in Karabulut & Türkoğlu, 2022: 21, figs. Image or description; Specimen or distribution

Nomenclature references (79)

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
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Subspecies1056