Xiphophyllum (katydid)

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Xiphophyllum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Orthoptera
Suborder: Ensifera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Subfamily: Pseudophyllinae
Tribe: Platyphyllini
Genus: Xiphophyllum
Beier, 1960

Xiphophyllum is a genus of bush crickets in the tribe Platyphyllini.

The species of this genus are found in Southern America. [1]

Species

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