Pulchriphyllium Explained

Pulchriphyllium is a genus of leaf insects. It was first established by Griffini in 1898 as a subgenus within the genus Phyllium and is a valid genus since 2021. The distinctive feature of Pulchriphyllium is the presence of lobes on the inside and outside of the fore tibia. In Phyllium are lobes only present on the outside. The representatives of the genus are native to both Sundaland and continental Asia.

Species

• Pulchriphyllium abdulfatahi
• Pulchriphyllium agathyrsus
• Pulchriphyllium agnesagamaae
• Pulchriphyllium anangu
• Pulchriphyllium bhaskarai
• Pulchriphyllium bioculatum
• Pulchriphyllium crurifolium
• Pulchriphyllium delislei
• Pulchriphyllium detlefgroesseri
• Pulchriphyllium fredkugani
• Pulchriphyllium giganteum
• Pulchriphyllium heracles
• Pulchriphyllium lambirensis
• Pulchriphyllium maethoraniae
• Pulchriphyllium mannani
• Pulchriphyllium pulchrifolium - type species (as Phyllium pulchrifolium)
• Pulchriphyllium rimiae
• Pulchriphyllium scythe
• Pulchriphyllium shurei
• Pulchriphyllium sinense

References

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Notes and References

1. [Paul D. Brock]
2. Bank, S., Cumming, R. T., Li, Y., Henze, K., Le Tirant, S. & Bradler, S. (2021) A tree of leaves: Phylogeny and historical biogeography of the leaf insects (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae)
3. Cumming, R. T., Le Tirant, Linde, J. B., Solan, M. E., Foley, E. M., Eulin, N. E. C., Lavado, R., Whiting, M. F., Bradler, S. & Bank, S. (2023) On seven undescribed leaf insect species revealed within the recent “Tree of Leaves” (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae)