Walaphyllium subgen. nov., the dancing leaf insects from Australia and Papua New Guinea with description of a new species (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae)
A new subgenus, Walaphyllium subgen. nov., is described within Phyllium Illiger, 1798 to accommodate three leaf insect species. One of the species included is newly described herein as Phyllium (Walaphyllium) lelantos sp. nov. from Papua New Guinea. This new subgenus of Phyllium can be diagnosed by...
Main Authors: | Royce T. Cumming, Jessa H. Thurman, Sam Youngdale, Stephane Le Tirant |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2020-06-01
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Series: | ZooKeys |
Online Access: | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/52071/download/pdf/ |
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