We review achievements in the conservation of orchid diversity in China over the last 21
years. We provide updated information on orchid biodiversity and suggestions for orchid …

Orchidaceae show remarkable diversity in pollination strategies, but how these strategies
vary globally is not entirely clear. To identify regions and taxa that are data-rich and lend …

Gene co-option, the redeployment of an existing gene in an unrelated developmental
context, is an important mechanism underlying the evolution of morphological novelty. In …

Mosquitoes visit flowers to obtain sugar or other nutrients and therefore possibly serve as
major or minor pollinators of some plant species. They also often derive plant nutrients from …

Cross-kingdom mimicry of female insect sex pheromones by sexually deceptive orchids has
evolved multiple times. 1 Fungus gnats (Diptera) are predicted to be pollinators of hundreds …

We provide the first molecular phylogeny of Keroplatidae and Lygistorrhinidae, families of
fungus gnats (Diptera: Bibionomorpha: Sciaroidea). Phylogenies reconstructed by Maximum …

Abstract Background and Aims Trap flowers are fascinating cases of adaptation, often linked
to oviposition-site mimicry systems. Some trap flowers do not imprison pollinators for a pre …

Abstract Background and Aims Understanding the origin of pollination by sexual deception
has proven challenging, as sexually deceptive flowers are often highly modified, making it …

Modes of floral presentation in some angiosperms attract flies that eat and/or oviposit on
seasonal fruiting bodies of fungi. Mushroom mimesis by orchid flowers has been speculated …

Abstract Background and Aims Dipteran insects are known pollinators of many
angiosperms, but knowledge on how flies affect floral evolution is relatively scarce. Some …