Eleftheriadou, N., Lubanga, U.K., Lefoe, G.K., Kenis, M., Kavallieratos, N.G., & Avtzis, D.N. 2023 Uncovering the Male Presence in Parthenogenetic Marchalina hellenica (Hemiptera: Marchalinidae): Insights into Its mtDNA Divergence and Reproduction Strategy. Insects doi.org/10.3390/insects14030256

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male

reproduction

Notes: This study documents the existence of an additional M. hellenica population in its native range that repeatedly produces males, suggesting a previously unknown role for males in the species’ reproduction. The Greek and Turkish populations exhibited a strong genetic affinity, while the genetic pattern in Greece seems to have been obscured by humanaided dispersal.