''Phyllochoreia'' is a genus of

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endemic to the Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. It is in the family Chorotypidae of the superfamily Eumastacoidea. Four species are known: * '' Phyllochoreia equa'' Burr, 1899 * '' Phyllochoreia ramakrishnai'' Bolívar, 1914 * '' Phyllochoreia unicolor'' Westwood, 1839 * '' Phyllochoreia westwoodi'' Bolívar, 1930 The Phyllochoria westwoodi Bolívar is designated as a

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and belongs to the category of a female specimen. It was collected from

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in the Nilgiri district, Tamil Nadu, India, located in the tropical region of

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within the Indian Subcontinent. The holotype is housed at the

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in London (BMNH). The holotype specimen of ''Phyllochoria ramakrishnai'' Bolívar is a male from Kollur Ghat, located in Udupi District, Karnataka, India. The specimen is preserved in the T. V. Ramakrishna Ayyar collection. Within India, its distribution also includes Kerala. This species was named by Bolívar in 1914 after collector. The type specimen of ''Phyllochoria unicolor'' Westwood is a female from the Malabar Region in

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. The specimen is preserved at the University Museum of Natural History in Oxford, United Kingdom.

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Chorotypidae Caelifera genera Insects of India Insects of Sri Lanka {{Chorotypidae-stub