Eco‐evolutionary origins and diversification in a megadiverse hotspot: Arthropods in the Greater Cape Floristic Region

MJ Samways, JS Pryke, R Gaigher… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Greater Cape Floristic Region at the southern tip of Africa is a global
megadiversity hotspot. The region's biodiversity has been driven by a long history of …

[HTML][HTML] The diversity of larvae with multi-toothed stylets from about 100 million years ago illuminates the early diversification of antlion-like lacewings

F Braig, T Popp, A Zippel, GT Haug, S Linhart, P Müller… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neuroptera, the group of lacewings, is well known to have been more diverse in the past,
offering to study patterns of biodiversity loss over time. This loss of diversity has been …

Neglected predatory insects trigger potential Key Biodiversity Areas in threatened coastal habitats

A Ascenzi, D Nania, A Cristiano, D Badano… - Biodiversity and …, 2025 - Springer
Abstract Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) have the potential to become a powerful tool for
identifying regions that host unique biodiversity. With their great diversity, insects hold …

[HTML][HTML] First record of the antlion Solterliber Navás, 1912 in Italy (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae)

D Badano, R Funari, F Di Giovanni - Biodiversity Data Journal, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Myrmeleontidae are conspicuous insects with moderate species diversity,
which are reasonably well studied in Europe. However, dedicated samplings in the …

[PDF][PDF] Revisiting the taxonomy and molecular systematics of Sesamia stemborers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina): updated classification and …

NMC Hévin, GJ Kergoat, A Zilli… - Arthropod …, 2024 - arthropod-systematics.arphahub …
In this study, we reassess the phylogenetic relationships of the genus Sesamia Guenée,
1852 and examine in more detail the members of the nonagrioides species group, for which …

[PDF][PDF] Description of a new Pseudopalpares species from southern Africa (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)

L Ábrahám - NATURA SOMOGYIENSIS, 2023 - researchgate.net
Pseudopalpares parvopunctatus sp. n. from Botswana and Namibia is described and
compared to Pseudopalpares sparsus (McLachlan, 1867), Pseudopalpares sobrinus …