Entomological Communications, 2020 Cladomorphus phyllinus Gray, 1835 (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae) is a species of stick bug native to Brazil and considered one of the largest in the southern hemisphere.
Caio C. Truzi +4 more
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Attachment Performance of Stick Insects (Phasmatodea) on Plant Leaves with Different Surface Characteristics [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Herbivorous insects and plants exemplify a longstanding antagonistic coevolution, resulting in the development of a variety of adaptations on both sides.
Judith Burack +2 more
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Mitochondrial genomes of stick insects (Phasmatodea) and phylogenetic considerations.
PLoS ONE, 2020 Phasmatodea represents an order of hemimetabolous insects. This group includes species with extreme forms of masquerade crypsis, whereby they imitate twigs, bark, lichen, moss, and leaves.
Nan Song, Xinghao Li, Risong Na
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Catalogue of the type material of Phasmatodea (Insecta) deposited in Brazilian museums Catálogo do material-tipo de Phasmatodea (Insecta) depositado em museus brasileiros [PDF]
Iheringia: Série Zoologia, 2005 The type material of Phasmatodea deposited in Brazilian museums and institutions is listed for the first time. New synonyms are proposed: Phibalosoma paulense Toledo Piza, 1938, Phibalosoma rochai Toledo Piza, 1938, Bacteria tuberculata Toledo Piza, 1938
Oliver Zompro, Fernando C. de Domenico
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A second view on the evolution of flight in stick and leaf insects (Phasmatodea) [PDF]
BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Background The re-evolution of complex characters is generally considered impossible, yet, studies of recent years have provided several examples of phenotypic reversals shown to violate Dollo’s law.
Sarah Bank, Sven Bradler
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2018 The South American genus Phantasca Redtenbacher, 1906 (Phasmatodea: Diapheromeridae: Diapheromaerinae) is re-diagnosed and revised at the species level. The precedingly unknown eggs are described for the first time. The genus Pterolibethra Günther, 1940 (
Frank Hennemann +4 more
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High disparity in repellent gland anatomy across major lineages of stick and leaf insects (Insecta: Phasmatodea) [PDF]
BMC ZoologyBackground Phasmatodea are well known for their ability to disguise themselves by mimicking twigs, leaves, or bark, and are therefore commonly referred to as stick and leaf insects.
Marco Niekampf +5 more
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Contribution to the knowledge of Oriental Phasmatodea I: A taxonomic study of the genus Parasinophasma (Phasmatodea: Necrosciinae) [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2017 This paper provides a taxonomic study for the phasmid genus Parasinophasma Chen & He, 2008; reports for the first time Parasinophasma from Hong Kong, China and Vietnam; describes six new species and two new subspecies: P. bresseeli sp.
George Wai-Chun Ho
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The mitochondrial genome of a leaf insect Phyllium westwoodii (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae) in Southeast Asia [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 The nearly complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Phyllium westwoodii, a typical leaf mimic insect in Phasmatodea, was obtained in this study.
Zhiwei Dong +6 more
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Contribution to the knowledge of Oriental Phasmatodea II: A taxonomic study of the genus Paragongylopus (Phasmatodea: Pachymorphinae: Gratidiini) [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2017 This study provides a taxonomic review of Paragongylopus Chen & He, 1997 with descriptions of one new subgenus, four new species and one new subspecies. They are namely Paragongylopus (Paragongylopus) cheni sp. n., P.
George Wai-Chun Ho
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