''Nanophyllium'' is a genus of

leaf insects The family Phylliidae (often misspelled Phyllidae) contains the extant true leaf insects or walking leaves, which include some of the most remarkably camouflaged leaf mimics (mimesis) in the entire animal kingdom. They occur from South Asia thro ...

comprising 11 species, found in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...

, Southern Indonesia, and the

Indian Subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. It is now divided between Bangladesh, India, and Pakista ...

. Not much is known about this genus, primarily due to their remote habitats and elusive appearance.

Species

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Nanophyllium adisi ''Nanophyllium'' is a genus of leaf insects comprising 11 species, found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Southern Indonesia, and the Indian Subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which p ...

'' Zompro & Grösser, 2003 *''

Nanophyllium asekiense ''Nanophyllium'' is a genus of leaf insects comprising 11 species, found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Southern Indonesia, and the Indian Subcontinent. Not much is known about this genus, primarily due to their remote habitats and elusive appe ...

'' Grösser, 2002 *''

Nanophyllium australianum ''Nanophyllium australianum'', also known as the Queensland leaf insect, is a species of leaf insect found in the Iron Range in Northern Queensland. The type specimen for this species was discovered in 1906. It was suggested that it was a variet ...

'' Cumming, Le Tirant & Teemsma, 2018 *''

Nanophyllium chitoniscoides ''Nanophyllium'' is a genus of leaf insects comprising 11 species, found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Southern Indonesia, and the Indian Subcontinent. Not much is known about this genus, primarily due to their remote habitats and elusive appe ...

'' *(Grösser, 1992) *'' Nanophyllium brevipenne'' *(Grosser, 1992) *''

Nanophyllium daphne ''Nanophyllium'' is a genus of leaf insects comprising 11 species, found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Southern Indonesia, and the Indian Subcontinent. Not much is known about this genus, primarily due to their remote habitats and elusive appe ...

'' Cumming, Le Tirant, Teemsma, Hennemann, Willemse & Büscher, 2020 *''

Nanophyllium frondosum ''Nanophyllium'' is a genus of leaf insects comprising 11 species, found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Southern Indonesia, and the Indian Subcontinent. Not much is known about this genus, primarily due to their remote habitats and elusive appe ...

'' (Redtenbacher, 1906) *''

Nanophyllium hasenpuschi ''Nanophyllium'' is a genus of leaf insects comprising 11 species, found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Southern Indonesia, and the Indian Subcontinent. Not much is known about this genus, primarily due to their remote habitats and elusive appe ...

'' Brock & Grösser, 2008 *''

Nanophyllium keyicum ''Nanophyllium'' is a genus of leaf insects comprising 11 species, found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Southern Indonesia, and the Indian Subcontinent. Not much is known about this genus, primarily due to their remote habitats and elusive appe ...

'' (Karny, 1914) *''

Nanophyllium pygmaeum ''Nanophyllium'' is a genus of leaf insects comprising 11 species, found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Southern Indonesia, and the Indian Subcontinent. Not much is known about this genus, primarily due to their remote habitats and elusive appe ...

'' Redtenbacher, 1906 - type species *''

Nanophyllium rentzi ''Nanophyllium'' is a genus of leaf insects comprising 11 species, found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Southern Indonesia, and the Indian Subcontinent. Not much is known about this genus, primarily due to their remote habitats and elusive appe ...

'' Brock & Grösser, 2008 *'' Nanophyllium suzukii'' (Grösser, 2008)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10594472 Phylliidae Phasmatodea genera