Phasmatodea comprises over 3,000 extant species and stands out as one of the last
remaining insect orders for which a robust, higher-level phylogenetic hypothesis is lacking …

The insect order Phasmatodea is known for large slender insects masquerading as twigs or
bark. In contrast to these so-called stick insects, the subordinated clade of leaf insects …

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 …

Stick and leaf insects (Phasmatodea) are large, tropical, predominantly nocturnal
herbivores, which exhibit extreme masquerade crypsis, whereby they morphologically and …

(Leprocaulinus, Macrophasma, and Phobaeticus) and conspecific males being winged.
Ocelli are present only in individuals capable of flight, but are also absent in many winged …

External and internal head structures of adults of Galloisiana yuasai (Grylloblattodea) are
described. The results are compared with conditions found in representatives of other lower …

Stick and leaf insects (Phasmatodea) are large terrestrial herbivorous arthropods known for
masquerading as plant parts such as bark, twigs and leaves. Their evolutionary history is …

The eggs of stick and leaf insects (Phasmatodea) bear strong resemblance to plant seeds
and are commonly dispersed by females dropping them to the litter. Here we report a novel …

Insects have developed specialized structures on their feet for adhering to surfaces, with
stick and leaf insects or Phasmatodea exhibiting an unexpectedly high diversity of these …

Abstract The taxonomy of Dinelytron Gray (Prisopodidae: Prisopodinae) is controversially
discussed in the literature, as well as the delimitation between Prisopodini genera. The …