Integrative Approach for the Identification and Delimitation of <i>Orthops</i> Species (Heteroptera, Miridae, and Mirinae) in the Palearctic
Journal: Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research
Year: 2024

Orthops is a widely distributed plant bug genus comprising 35 species. Its nominotypical subgenus includes seven species mostly known from the Palearctic, and four of them are widely distributed. Most of them live in sympatry having only little morphological differences. The species limits have never been tested using the molecular data. The aim of this work is to test whether currently defined species represent monophyletic lineages and to find their interrelationships using an integrative appr