Bacillus (insect)

Bacillus is a stick insect genus, common in Europe and North Africa.

Species
The Phasmida Species File lists:
 * 1) Bacillus atticus – Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882
 * 2) Bacillus grandii – Nascetti & Bullini, 1982
 * 3) Bacillus lynceorum – Bullini, Nascetti & Bianchi Bullini, 1984
 * 4) Bacillus rossius – Rossi, 1788 – type species
 * 5) 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.