On dorsal prothoracic appendages in treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae) and the nature of morphological evidence.

A spectacular hypothesis was published recently, which suggested that the "helmet" (a dorsal thoracic sclerite that obscures most of the body) of treehoppers (Insecta: Hemiptera: Membracidae) is connected to the 1st thoracic segment (T1; prothorax) via a jointed articulation and therefore...

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Main Authors: István Mikó, Frank Friedrich, Matthew J Yoder, Heather M Hines, Lewis L Deitz, Matthew A Bertone, Katja C Seltmann, Matthew S Wallace, Andrew R Deans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3260216?pdf=render