Mantodea, Blattodea, Orthoptera, Dermaptera, and Phasmida of Canada [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2019 In the last 40 years, the number of species in the orthopteroid orders has increased by ~10% from that known in 1979. The largest order, the Orthoptera, has increased from 205 to 235 species known in Canada.
James Miskelly, Steven M. Paiero
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A replacement name for Bostra Stål (Insecta, Phasmida, Diapheromeridae), a junior homonym of Bostra Walker (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2023 Bostra Stål (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae) is a junior homonym of Bostra Walker (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae). The replacement name Bostranova Villet nomen nov.
Martin H. Villet
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First record of the genus Medaura Stål (Phasmatodea, Phasmatidae, Clitumninae) from China, with description of a new species [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2022 The stick insect tribe, Medaurini in subfamily Clitumniae, contains 11 genera and 75 known species, with species diversity of this tribe being rich in southeast Asia and China, as is reflected in the Phasmida Species File Online [PSF].
YuHan Qian, ChongXin Xie, Cui Li
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Unraveling the Sexual Dimorphism of First Instar Nymphs of the Giant Stick Insect, Cladomorphus phyllinus Gray, 1835, from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil [PDF]
Animals, 2023 The first instar nymphs, both male and female, of the giant stick insect Cladomorphus phyllinus Gray, 1835 were carefully described and measured, revealing a remarkable sexual dimorphism that is considered rare among insects and is poorly explored in the
Jane Costa +7 more
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Extension of the phasmid genus Presbistus to Cambodia with a new species and notes on genitalia and captive breeding (Phasmida, Aschiphasmatidae, Aschiphasmatinae) [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2022 A new species of Presbistus Kirby, 1896, Presbistus vitivorus sp. nov., is described from Cambodia based on both sexes, nymphs, and eggs. Male genitalia and vomer are described and figured. Illustrations of adults, nymphs, specimens in situ, host plants,
Joachim Bresseel, Jérôme Constant
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Pylaemenes gulinqingensis sp. nov., a new species of subfamily Dataminae (Phasmida, Heteropterygidae) from Yunnan Province, China [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2022 Pylaemenes gulinqingensis sp. nov., from Gulinqing Nature Reserve, Maguan County, Yunnan, China, is described for the first time from two females and six eggs.
Hao-Ran Gao, Chong-Xin Xie
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Gene transcriptional profiles in gonads of Bacillus taxa (Phasmida) with different cytological mechanisms of automictic parthenogenesis [PDF]
Zoological Letters, 2022 The evolution of automixis – i.e., meiotic parthenogenesis – requires several features, including ploidy restoration after meiosis and maintenance of fertility.
Giobbe Forni +3 more
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The IGS-ETS in
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2008 Background DNA encoding for ribosomal RNA (rDNA) is arranged in tandemly-repeated subunits, each containing ribosomal genes and non-coding spacers. Because tandemly-repeated, rDNA evolves under a balanced influence of selection and "concerted evolution",
Passamonti Marco +2 more
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Across desert and island: Phylogeny of two thin stick insects from China with taxonomic insights into the clade “Gratidiini II” (Phasmatodea, Clitumninae) [PDF]
ZooKeysExtensive convergence led to poorly understood systematics of stick insects (Phasmatodea) in the past. Both Sceptrophasma bituberculatum and Macellina souchongia belong to the tribe Gratidiini of the family Bacillidae, but they were separated by about ...
Hao-Ran Gao +5 more
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Genus Hainanphasma Ho, 2013: taxonomic notes and two new species from Hainan in China (Phasmida, Heteropterygidae) [PDF]
ZooKeysTwo new species of Hainanphasma Ho, 2013, Hainanphasma longiacuta sp. nov. and H. longidentata sp. nov., are described and illustrated based on specimens of both sexes from Hainan, China. The heads of H.
Yi-Fan Liu, Jun-Jie Gu, Hai-Jian Wang
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