''Eulophophyllum'' is a genus of
leaf mimicking bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily
Phaneropterinae
The Phaneropterinae, the sickle-bearing bush crickets or leaf katydids, are a subfamily of insects within the family Tettigoniidae. Nearly 2,060 species in 85 genera throughout the world are known. They are also known as false katydids or round-h ...
. It was originally
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
in 1922 by
Morgan Hebard
Morgan Hebard (February 23, 1887 – December 28, 1946) was an American entomologist who specialized in orthoptera, and assembled a collection of over 250,000 specimens.
Early life and education
Morgan Hebard was born on February 23, 1887, in Cle ...
as a
monospecific genus for the species ''E. thaumasium'',
but two new species were described and added to the genus in 2016.
Species
The
type species ''E. thaumasi'' was found originally in
Labuan island,
with the other species recorded from
Sabah; ''E. lobulatum'' appears to be
endemic to
Mount Kinabalu where there is
National Park
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protection.
The ''Orthoptera Species File''
Orthoptera Species File (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 4 March 2021)
/ref> currently lists:
*'' Eulophophyllum thaumasium'' Hebard, 1922
*'' Eulophophyllum lobulatum'' Ingrisch & Riede, 2016
*''Eulophophyllum kirki
''Eulophophyllum kirki'' is a katydid found in Danum Valley Conservation Area in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. It is in the genus ''Eulophophyllum'' in the subfamily Phaneropterinae. It was described in 2016.
It was highlighted as one of SUNY-ES ...
'' Ingrisch & Riede, 2016
References
Tettigoniidae genera
Insects of Malaysia
Phaneropterinae
Orthoptera of Asia
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