Pulchriphyllium

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Pulchriphyllium
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Pulchriphyllium bioculatum, female
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatodea
Superfamily: Phyllioidea
Family: Phylliidae
Tribe: Phylliini
Genus: Pulchriphyllium
Griffini, 1898

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.[1][2]

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  1. ^ , Büscher, T. B. & Baker, E. W.: Phasmida Species File Online. Version 5.0./5.0. (accessdate 10 August 2021)
  2. ^ Bank, S.; : Li, Y.; Henze, K.; Le Tirant, S. & (2021) A tree of leaves: Phylogeny and historical biogeography of the leaf insects (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae)
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