Descriptions of Two New Stick Insect Species of Hennemann, Conle, Zhang & Liu (Phasmatodea) from China Based on Integrative Taxonomy

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Journal Zookeys

Date 2023 Sep 1

PMID 37654980

Authors

Fangling Xu

Yingjie Jiang

Maofa Yang

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Abstract

Accurate taxonomical identification is an extremely important basis for stick insect research, including evolutionary biology but also applied biology such as pest control. In addition, genetic methods are a valuable identification auxiliary technology at present. Therefore, this paper used morphological and molecular data to investigate five stick insect specimens from the genus in Yunnan, successfully identifying two new species: Xu, Jiang & Yang, and Xu, Jiang & Yang, A phylogenetic tree was constructed through their and genes in order to infer the phylogenetic position of the two new species. Photographs of the new species and a key to all known species are provided.

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﻿Descriptions of Two New Stick Insect Species of Hennemann, Conle, Zhang & Liu (Phasmatodea) from China Based on Integrative Taxonomy

Descriptions of Two New Stick Insect Species of Hennemann, Conle, Zhang & Liu (Phasmatodea) from China Based on Integrative Taxonomy