A new species of \u3ci\u3ePhyllium\u3c/i\u3e (\u3ci\u3ePhyllium\u3c/i\u3e) Illiger (Phasmida: Phylliidae) from Yap Island, Micronesia, representing a range expansion for the family

Abstract

A new species of leaf insect from the celebicum species group, Phyllium (Phyllium) yapicum Cumming and Teemsma, new species (Phasmida: Phylliidae), is described from a female specimen from the California Academy of Sciences collection, United States. This new species is the first recorded species of Phylliidae from the country of Micronesia and represents a notable range expansion for the family. With Phyllium (Phyllium) yapicum Cumming and Teemsma, new species, currently only known from a female holotype; a key to females is included for the celebicum species group