Trolicaphyllium
genus of insects
Trolicaphyllium is a genus of leaf insect in the order Phasmatodea native to New Caledonia and the small surrounding islands. The species listed in this genus were listed in Chitoniscus until 2021, whose representatives originate from the Fiji Islands.
Description
Trolicaphyllium species are relatively small and broad representatives of leaf insect, with a body length of 42 to 60 millimetres (1.7 to 2.4 in) in females and 38.5 to 43.5 millimetres (1.52 to 1.71 in) in males. Their abdomen is either pointed or strongly lobed in both sexes. Their eggs are small and lack pinnae. In these morphological characteristics, they resemble members of the genus Chitoniscus, which is why they were long classified in this genus. The similarities likely arose through convergence. Differences exist in the development of the inner lobe of the tibae of the forelegs (interior protibial lobes), which in Trolicaphyllium extends over the entire shaft of the inner foretibiae, while in Chitoniscus it is either completely absent in both sexes or present only in the proximal half. In females, there are differences in the structure of the antennae, whose segments three, eight, and nine are broadened in Trolicaphyllium females, while this is not the case in Chitoniscus females. The basic coloration of both sexes is usually green.
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