Maya Darby

I am a passionate researcher and field scientist with a background in ecology and ornithology. Conservation has always been at the centre of my work, and has led me to a PhD in taxonomy, where I am classifying and naming species unknown to science to ensure their protection.

Supervised by: Professor Gerry Cassis

Project Title: Systematics and Macroevolution of the Australian Endemic Clade of the Pentatomidae

Project Description: The Australian endemic clade of the Pentatomidae is a group of stink bugs that evolved in Australia and are unlike any other stink bugs worldwide. My project will test the monophyly of the clade using morphological, morphometric and ecological data and an integrative taxonomic approach.