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Trolicaphyllium
Leaf insect genus, phyllium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Trolicaphyllium is a genus of leaf insect in the order Phasmatodea found on New Caledonia and the small surrounding islands.[1][2] The genus was described by Cumming, Le Tirant, & Büscher in 2021.[3] Prior to 2021, every molecular review involving Chitoniscus Stål, 1875 sensu lato involving samples from Fiji and New Caledonia revealed polyphyly. Therefore in 2021, the morphology from these two distinct clades was extensively reviewed.[3] Morphological results agree with all previously published molecular studies and therefore Trolicaphyllium was erected to accommodate the former Chitoniscus sensu lato species restricted to New Caledonia, leaving the type species Chitoniscus lobiventris (Blanchard, 1853) and all other Fijian species within Chitoniscus sensu stricto.[4]
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Species
- Trolicaphyllium brachysoma (Sharp, 1898) - type species
- Trolicaphyllium erosum (Redtenbacher, 1906)
- Trolicaphyllium sarrameaense (Grösser, 2008)
References
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