sentences:  "Phytotriades" was separated from the genus "Phyllodytes" based primarily on genetic evidence; this also solved the unusual, disjunct distribution of the genus (the remaining "Phyllodytes" are endemic to eastern Brazil).Nevertheless, the contents of the genus remain to be elucidated.Earlier on, also "Phyllodytes wuchereri" was included in the ""Phyllodytes auratus" group", but the position of this species has not been addressed.