A tree of leaves: Phylogeny and historical biogeography of the leaf insects (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae)

Sarah Bank; Royce T. Cumming; Yunchang Li; Katharina Henze; Stéphane Le Tirant; Sven Bradler

doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02436-z

Communications Biology (Aug 2021)

A tree of leaves: Phylogeny and historical biogeography of the leaf insects (Phasmatodea: Phylliidae)

Sarah Bank,
Royce T. Cumming,
Yunchang Li,
Katharina Henze,
Stéphane Le Tirant,
Sven Bradler

Affiliations

Sarah Bank: Department for Animal Evolution and Biodiversity, Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen
Royce T. Cumming: Montréal Insectarium
Yunchang Li: Department for Animal Evolution and Biodiversity, Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen
Katharina Henze: Department for Animal Evolution and Biodiversity, Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen
Stéphane Le Tirant: Montréal Insectarium
Sven Bradler: Department for Animal Evolution and Biodiversity, Johann-Friedrich-Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02436-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Bank et al. investigate the phylogenetic relationships of all major lineages of leaf insects, identify 15 to 20 putatively new species, and show these insects likely originated in the Australasian/Pacific region with dispersal to the mainland. This phylogenetic work is the first to include all major groups of leaf insects and highlights cryptic diversity.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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