Diversity, form, and postembryonic development of Paleozoic insects

J Prokop, A Nel, MS Engel - Annual Review of entomology, 2023‏ - annualreviews.org
While Mesozoic, Paleogene, and Neogene insect faunas greatly resemble the modern one,
the Paleozoic fauna provides unique insights into key innovations in insect evolution, such …

Evolution of lacewings and allied orders using anchored phylogenomics (N europtera, M egaloptera, R aphidioptera)

SL Winterton, AR Lemmon, JP Gillung… - Systematic …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Analysis of anchored hybrid enrichment (AHE) data under a variety of analytical
parameters for a broadly representative sample of taxa (136 species representing all extant …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative morphology of extant raptorial Mantispoidea (Neuroptera: Mantispidae, Rhachiberothidae) suggests a non-monophyletic Mantispidae and a …

A Ardila-Camacho, CC Martins, U Aspöck… - Zootaxa, 2021‏ - biotaxa.org
Adult external morphology of the extant raptorial Mantispoidea (Insecta: Neuroptera:
Mantispidae and Rhachiberothidae) is compared emphasizing the morphology of the …

An integrative phylogenomic approach to elucidate the evolutionary history and divergence times of Neuropterida (Insecta: Holometabola)

A Vasilikopoulos, B Misof, K Meusemann… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2020‏ - Springer
Background The latest advancements in DNA sequencing technologies have facilitated the
resolution of the phylogeny of insects, yet parts of the tree of Holometabola remain …

Wing tracheation in Chrysopidae and other Neuropterida (Insecta): a resolution of the confusion about vein fusion

LCV Breitkreuz, SL Winterton, MS Engel - American Museum Novitates, 2017‏ - BioOne
The wings of insects are one of their most prominent features and embody numerous
characters and modifications congruent with the variety of their lifestyles. However, despite …

Owlflies are derived antlions: anchored phylogenomics supports a new phylogeny and classification of Myrmeleontidae (Neuroptera)

RJP Machado, JP Gillung, SL Winterton… - Systematic …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
The first phylogenomic analysis of the antlions is presented, based on 325 genes captured
using anchored hybrid enrichment. A concatenated matrix including 207 species of …

Diverse Cretaceous larvae reveal the evolutionary and behavioural history of antlions and lacewings

D Badano, MS Engel, A Basso, B Wang… - Nature …, 2018‏ - nature.com
Myrmeleontiformia are an ancient group of lacewing insects characterized by predatory
larvae with unusual morphologies and behaviours. Mostly soil dwellers with a soft cuticle …

Quantitative analysis of lacewing larvae over more than 100 million years reveals a complex pattern of loss of morphological diversity

C Haug, F Braig, JT Haug - Scientific Reports, 2023‏ - nature.com
Loss of biodiversity and especially insect decline are widely recognised in modern
ecosystems. This decline has an enormous impact due to the crucial ecological roles of …

The morphological diversity of long-necked lacewing larvae (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontiformia).

GT Haug, V Baranov, G Wizen… - Bulletin of …, 2021‏ - search.ebscohost.com
Thread-winged lacewings (Crocinae) nowadays occur in Africa, South America, Australia
and the southern part of Eurasia. They have very distinct larvae, roughly resembling antlion …

X‐ray microtomography and phylogenomics provide insights into the morphology and evolution of an enigmatic Mesozoic insect larva

D Badano, M Fratini, L Maugeri, F Palermo… - Systematic …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Fossils sometimes show unusual morphological features absent in living organisms, making
it difficult to reconstruct both their affinity and their function. We describe here a new …