Resolving a century-old case of generic mistaken identity: polyphyly of Chitoniscus sensu lato resolved with the description of the endemic New Caledonia Trolicaphyllium gen. nov. (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae)

With every molecular review involving Chitoniscus Stål, 1875 sensu lato samples from Fiji and New Caledonia revealing polyphyly, the morphology from these two distinct clades was extensively reviewed. Morphological results agree with all previously published molecular studies and therefore Trolicaph...

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Main Authors: Royce T. Cumming, Stephane Le Tirant, Thies H. Büscher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-08-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/66796/download/pdf/