''Phyllochoreia'' is a genus of
grasshopper
Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago.
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endemic to the
Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. It is in the family Chorotypidae of the superfamily Eumastacoidea.
The genus comprises four species:
* ''
Phyllochoreia equa
''Phyllochoreia'' is a genus of grasshopper endemic to the Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. It is in the family Chorotypidae of the superfamily Eumastacoidea.
The genus comprises four species:
* '' Phyllochoreia equa'' Burr, 1899
* '' Phy ...
''
Burr, 1899
* ''
Phyllochoreia ramakrishnai
''Phyllochoreia'' is a genus of grasshopper endemic to the Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. It is in the family Chorotypidae of the superfamily Eumastacoidea.
The genus comprises four species:
* ''Phyllochoreia equa'' Burr, 1899
* '' Phyl ...
''
Bolívar, 1914
* ''
Phyllochoreia unicolor
''Phyllochoreia'' is a genus of grasshopper endemic to the Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. It is in the family Chorotypidae of the superfamily Eumastacoidea.
The genus comprises four species:
* ''Phyllochoreia equa'' Burr, 1899
* ''Phyllo ...
''
Westwood, 1839
* ''
Phyllochoreia westwoodi
''Phyllochoreia'' is a genus of grasshopper endemic to the Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. It is in the family Chorotypidae of the superfamily Eumastacoidea.
The genus comprises four species:
* ''Phyllochoreia equa'' Burr, 1899
* ''Phyll ...
''
Bolívar, 1930
The species ''
Phyllochoreia ramakrishnai
''Phyllochoreia'' is a genus of grasshopper endemic to the Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. It is in the family Chorotypidae of the superfamily Eumastacoidea.
The genus comprises four species:
* ''Phyllochoreia equa'' Burr, 1899
* '' Phyl ...
'' was named by Bolívar in 1914 after the Indian entomologist
T. V. Ramakrishna Ayyar
Tarakad Vaidyanatha Ramakrishna Ayyar (20 July 1880 – 13 February 1952) was a pioneer Indian entomologist who worked in the agricultural department in British India. He described numerous species of insect, especially the thrips, catalogued I ...
.
References
Chorotypidae
Caelifera genera
Insects of India
Insects of Sri Lanka
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