ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Spixiana, Zeitschrift für Zoologie Jahr/Year: 2003 Band/Volume: 026 Autor(en)/Author(s): Zompro Oliver, Größer Detlef Artikel/Article: A generic revision of the insect order Phasmatodea: The genera of the areolate stick insect family Phylliidae (Walking Leaves) (Insecta, Orthoptera) 129-141 ©Zoologische Staatssammlung München;download: http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/; www.biologiezentrum.at -> SPIXIANA 26 129-141 München, Ol. Juli 2003 ISSN 0341-8391 A generic revision of the insect order Phasmatodea: The genera of the areolate stick insect family Phylliidae (Walking Leaves) (Insecta, Orthoptera) Oliver Zompro & Detlef Größer Zompro, O. & D. Größer (2003): A generic revision of the insect order Phasma- todea: The genera of the areolate stick insect family Phviliidae (Walking Leaves) (Insecta: Orthoptera). - Spixiana 26/2: 129-141 The genera of the family Phylliidae (Walking Leaves) (Phasmatodea: Areoiatae) are revised and the relationships between them discussed. Nniiopln/Uiuin Redten- bacher, 1906 differs strikingly from the other genera and is transferred in the Nanophylliini, trib. nov. A key to genera and species is provided. Nniiopliylliiim adisi, spec. nov. from New Guinea is described for the first time. The paper includes a key to the species of Nmwpln/Uiiiin. Dr. Oliver Zompro, Max-Planck-Institut für Limnologie, Arbeitsgruppe Tro- penökologie, August-ThienemamvStraße 2, D-24306 Plön, Germany; e-mail:
[email protected]; Website: www.sungaya.de Detlef Größer, Ernst-Lemmer-Ring 119, D-14165 Berlin, Germany; e-mail:
[email protected]; Website: www.Phvllium.de Introduction Material and methods The species of the areolate family Phylliidae are Material in various public and private collections was well known as "Walking Leaves" or "Leaf Insects".