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IN the Phasmoptera bisexual and parthenogenetic reproduction both occur. In several species males have never been found, or appear to be extremely scarce. Some observations under natural conditions and many in captivity have established that the reproduction of these species is parthenogenetic and thelytokous1–6. Well-known examples of this group are Carausius morosus Br. from India, and the south European populations of Bacillus rossii F. and Clonopsis gallica Charp.
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KUYTEN, P. Duration of Life, Egg Number and Parthenogenesis in the Stick Insect Orxines macklotti De Haan. Nature 195, 1124–1125 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1951124a0
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