Subfamily Phylliinae Kirby, 1904

Leaf insects in which the body is strongly flattened dorsoventrally and the abdomen and legs bear broad lamellate expansions. In Australia they are represented by three known species. In the female the antennae are very short and the fore wings cover almost the whole of the body, while the hind wings are greatly reduced.

Only three Australian species are known.

Distribution

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References

Balderson, J., Rentz, D.C.F. and Roach, A.M.E. (1998). in Houston, W.K.K. & Wells, A. (1998) (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 23. Archaeognatha, Zygentoma, Blattodea, Isoptera, Mantodea, Dermaptera, Phasmatodea, Embioptera, Zoraptera. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, Australia (ISBN 0643 06035 9). pp. 347 - 376.
Bradley, J.C., and Galil, B.S. (1977). The taxonomic arrangement of the Phasmatodea with keys to the subfamilies and tribes. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 79(2): 176-208.
Rentz, D.C.F (1996). Grasshopper Country, Chapter 16, Phasmatodea: Leaf and Stick Insects, pp. 244-257

Subfamily Phylliinae Kirby, 1904

Genus Phyllium

Genus Nanophyllium

Distribution

References