Range extension for Pulchriphyllium anangu Cumming et al., 2023 (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae) and first record from Maharashtra
Phasmatodea
Phylliidae
Gaurang Tawde
Department of Zoology, K.J. Somaiya College of Science & Commerce, Vidyavihar 400077, Maharashtra, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5701-1934Amol Patwardhan
Department of Zoology, K.J. Somaiya College of Science & Commerce, Vidyavihar 400077, Maharashtra, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9265-505XRoyce Cumming
Montreal Insectarium, 4581 rue Sherbrooke est, Montréal, H1X 2B2, Québec, Canada
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7930-1292
Keywords: Leaf insect, Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, Supegaon
Abstract
Pulchriphyllium anangu Cumming et al., 2023 is here reported for the first time from Maharashtra state, India. Also, this is the first record of a leaf insect (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae) for Phansad Wildlife Sanc¬tuary, District Raigad, Maharashtra. This sighting represents the northernmost distribution in the Western Ghats for Pulchriphyllium anangu.
References
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- Laskar D, Sinha DK. 2018. First report of Phyllium (Pulchriphyllium) bioculatum Gray, 1832 (Phylliidae: Phasmatodea): An addition to the fauna of Nagaland, North-East India. Journal of Entomology and Zoological Studies 6(6): 1107–1111.
- Mandal SK, Yadav K. 2010. Records of the Zoological Survey of India - some Phasmida (Stick and leaf insects) of India (Occasional Paper No. 318). Zoological Survey of India; Kolkata, India. 64 p
Publication
1067
Published
2024-08-02
How to cite
Tawde G, Patwardhan A, Cumming R. 2024. Range extension for Pulchriphyllium anangu Cumming et al., 2023 (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae) and first record from Maharashtra. Insecta Mundi 1067: 1-3.