The IGS-ETS in 
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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Pylaemenes gulinqingensis sp. nov., a new species of subfamily Dataminae (Phasmida, Heteropterygidae) from Yunnan Province, China [PDF]
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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The genus Otraleus Günther, 1935 is recorded from the Philippines for the first time. Four new species, Otraleus bellemansae sp. nov., O. applai sp. nov., O. christianae sp. nov. and O. elizabethae sp.
Joachim Bresseel, Jérôme Constant
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The worldwide status of phasmids (Insecta: Phasmida) as pests of agriculture and forestry, with a generalised theory of phasmid outbreaks [PDF]
© 2015 Baker. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium ...
Baker, E
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STUDIES ON FEMALE GENITALIA OF QUEENSLAND PHASMIDA [PDF]
AbstractThe female genitalia of eight Queensland species of Phasmidae (Phasmida) from three subfamilies are described. Species dealt with are Didymuria violescens (Leach), Podacanthus viridiroseus Gray, Extatosoma tiaratum Macleay, Tropidoderus decipiens Rainbow, Ctenomorphodes tessulatus (Gray), Acrophylla titan (Macleay), Eurycnema goliath Gray and ...
N. W. Heather
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Studies on the leaf insects (Phasmida: Phylliidae) of Australia [PDF]
Abstract Studies on the rarely reported Australian leaf insects reveal that Phyllium species from northern Queensland, P. frondosum Redtenbacher 1906 and P. siccifolium (L.), are misidentifications. Consequently, a new species Phyllium (Phyllium) monteithi is described and figured, including the egg. Nanophyllium pygmaeum Redtenbacher 1906 is confirmed
Paul D. Brock, Jack Hasenpusch
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Reticulate evolution in stick insects: the case of 
Background Phasmids show noteworthy abilities to overcome species-specific reproductive isolation mechanisms, including hybridization, polyploidy, parthenogenesis, hybridogenesis and androgenesis.
Milani Liliana +4 more
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Chemical defence in insects is an increasingly popular subject of research and has the potential for providing unexplored compounds with unknown properties for drug and repellent discovery, so the secretions of various species of insects are currently ...
Weronika KOCZUR +2 more
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Observaciones sobre partenogénesis en Bacteria granulicollis Blanchard. (Phasmida, Phasmidae)
Se realizan algunas observaciones sobre partenogénesis en Bacteria granulicollis Blanchard considerando el efecto de grupo, maduración sexual y ovipostura. Se discute la viabilidad de los huevos no fecundados y el desarrollo postembrionario de la progenie.
Sergio Zapata C., Ariel Camousseight M.
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Taxonomic study of the tribe Neohiraseini Hennemann & Conle, 2008 (Phasmida: Phasmatidae: Lonchodinae) in continental China [PDF]
Three genera and six species of the tribe Neohiraseini Hennemann & Conle from continental China are recognized and discussed. Key to the genera and species of the tribe is provided. A new genus and species, Cheniphasma serrifemoralis gen. n., sp. n.,
Ho, George
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