Xerophyllum (insect)
Genus of grasshoppers
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Xerophyllum is a genus of African groundhoppers in the tribe Xerophyllini. There are at least two described species in Xerophyllum.[1][2]
| Xerophyllum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Tetrigidae |
| Subfamily: | Cladonotinae |
| Tribe: | Xerophyllini |
| Genus: | Xerophyllum Fairmaire, 1846 |
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Species
These two species belong to the genus Xerophyllum:
- Xerophyllum cortices Buckton, 1903
- Xerophyllum platycorys (Westwood, 1839)