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Checklist for Family Phylliidae Redtenbacher, 1906 (Leaf insects)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Polyneoptera
Martynov, 1923
62
427
804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Phasmida
Jacobson & Bianchi, 1902
Leaf and Stick Insects, Leaf insects, Phasmids
7
38
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Verophasmatodea
Zompro, 2004
7
38
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Areolatae
Redtenbacher, 1906
5
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Phyllioidea
Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893
1
3
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhylliidae
Redtenbacher, 1906
Leaf insects, True leaf insect, Walking leaves
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
3 Genera with 10 Species
Cryptophyllium Cumming, Ban..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Phyllium Illiger, 1838Leaf insects7SpeciesTaxom
Pulchriphyllium Griffini, 03SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cryptophyllium athanysus Westwood, 1859
Phyllium (Phyllium) athanysus Westwood, 1859
Phyllium (Phyllium) geryon Gray, 1843
Phyllium (Phyllium) hausleithneri Brock, 1999Hausleithner's Leaf Insect
Phyllium (Phyllium) siccifolium (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Phyllium hausleithneri Brock, 1999
Phyllium (Pulchriphyllium) bioculatum Gray, 1832Gray's Leaf Insect
Phyllium (Pulchriphyllium) brevipenne Groesser, 1992
Phyllium crurifolium (Serville, 1838)⇒ Phyllium brevipenne Groesser, 1992
Pulchriphyllium agathyrsus Gray, 1843
Pulchriphyllium bioculatum (Gray, G.R., 1832)⇒ Phyllium bioculatum Gray, 1832
Pulchriphyllium bioculatum bioculatumGray's Leaf Insect

Subnodes of Phylliidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyPhylliinae
Zompro & Grösser, 2003
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Phylliidae at gbif.org
Phylliidae at irmng.org