Table 1 in Walaphyllium subgen. nov., the dancing leaf insects from Australia and Papua New Guinea with description of a new species (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae)

Table 1. Morphological comparison of the four recognized Phyllium subgenera.
FeaturePulchriphyllium Griffini, 1898Walaphyllium subgen. nov.Phyllium Illiger, 1798Comptaphyllium Cumming et al., 2019Egg CapsuleNo pinnae (surface pitted and brittle)No Pinnae (instead an irregular porous, sponge-like texture, brittle, not flexible)Pinnae (rope, feather, or moss-like of various lengths, all flexible)Pinnae (feather-like)Egg OperculumConically raisedConically raisedFlat, margin with rope, or feather-like pinnae or conically raised, with moss-like pinnaeFlat, with a prominent sagittal fan of feather-like pinnae through the centerMale Tegmina (Radial)Variable: can be branched once into first radius and radial sector, or branched into the first radius, second radius, and radial sectorVariable: can be branched once into first radius and radial sector, or branched as many as four timesVariable: can be branched once into first radius and radial sector, or branched as many as three timesBranched once into first radius and radial sectorMale Tegmina (Media)With an anterior media vein (MA) and two posterior media veins (MP1 and MP2)With an anterior media vein (MA) and two posterior media veins (MP1 and MP2)Variable: can simply be branched into the anterior media (MA) and posterior (MP) or with an anterior media vein (MA) and two posterior media veins (MP1 and MP2)Branched into the anterior media (MA) and posterior (MP) onlyFemale Tegmina (Media and Cubitus)Media and cubitus side by side (touching or or less than one vein width away) until the media posterior diverges to the wing marginMedia and cubitus with spacing between many times wider than the width of a vein for a majority of the lengthMedia and cubitus with spacing between many times wider than the width of a vein for a majority of the lengthMedia and cubitus with spacing between many times wider than the width of a vein for a majority of the lengthFemale Tegmina (Cubitus Branching)With an anterior and posterior cubitus onlyWith an anterior cubitus and a branched posterior cubitus into the first and second posterior cubitusWith an anterior and posterior cubitus onlyWith an anterior and posterior cubitus onlyMale Vomer1 hook1 hook1 or 2 hooks1 hookTibial Exterior Lobes (Male and Female)YesNoYes or NoNo