Eulophophyllum is a genus of leaf mimicking bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily Phaneropterinae. It was originally circumscribed in 1922 by Morgan Hebard as a monospecific genus for the species E. thaumasium,[1] but two new species were described and added to the genus in 2016.
| Eulophophyllum | |
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| E. thaumasium ♀. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaneropterinae |
| Genus: | Eulophophyllum Hebard, 1922[1] |
| Type species | |
| Eulophophyllum thaumasium Hebard, 1922
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Species edit
The type species E. thaumasium was found originally in Labuan island,[1] with the other species recorded from Sabah; E. lobulatum appears to be endemic to Mount Kinabalu where there is National Park protection.[2] The Orthoptera Species File[3] currently lists:
- Eulophophyllum thaumasium Hebard, 1922
- Eulophophyllum lobulatum Ingrisch & Riede, 2016
- Eulophophyllum kirki Ingrisch & Riede, 2016
References edit
- ^ a b c Hebard, Morgan (1922). "Studies in Malayan, Melanesian and Australian Tettigoniidae (Orthoptera)". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 74: 160–161, 288. JSTOR 4063942.
- ^ Ingrisch, Sigfrid; Riede, Klaus; Beccaloni, George (2016). "The Pink Katydids of Sabah (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Eulophophyllum) with Description of Two New Species". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 25 (2): 67–74. doi:10.1665/034.025.0205.
- ^ Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 4 March 2021)