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The fossil record allows a unique glimpse into the evolutionary history of organisms living on Earth today. We discovered a specimen of the stem group ant † Gerontoformica gracilis ( Barden and Grimaldi, 2014 ) in Kachin amber with near-complete preservation of internal head structures, which we document employing ...
Long-horned bees (Apidae, Eucerini) are found in different biomes worldwide and include some important crop pollinators. In the Western Hemisphere, Eucerini received extensive taxonomic study during the twentieth century, resulting in several revisions of its genera. In contrast, progress on eucerine phylogenetic research ...
The Leptolycini are a group of Lycidae endemic to the West Indies. Leptolycini adult females have been hypothesized to be extreme paedomorphic (i.e., larviform), however, females and larvae of the group are currently unknown. Here we provide the first association of adult male and immature life stages from the Puerto Rico ...
Deciphering the timing of lineage diversification and extinction has greatly benefited in the last decade from methodological developments in fossil-based analyses. If these advances are increasingly used to study the past dynamics of vertebrates, other taxa such as insects remain relatively neglected. Our understanding of ...
Recently discovered amber-preserved fossil Cicadellidae exhibit combinations of morphological traits not observed in the modern fauna and have the potential to shed new light on the evolution of this highly diverse family. To place the fossils explicitly within a phylogenetic context, representatives of five extinct genera ...
Pseudocryptic species, those that are difficult to diagnose using traditional taxonomic methods, are serious impediments for recognizing the introduction of non-native species. Rapid identification of species facilitates a rapid response to newly introduced species which can lessen their damaging effects. This situation is ...
The hide, larder, and carpet beetles (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) are a family of mainly scavenger beetles, with numerous species such as the khapra beetle ( Trogoderma granarium Everts, 1898), the black carpet beetle [ Attagenus unicolor (Brahm, 1791)] and the hide beetle ( Dermestes maculatus De Geer, 1774) being widely ...
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Phylogeographic analyses provide valuable insights for species delimitation and taxonomic decision-making. The family Adelgidae (infraorder: Aphidomorpha) exhibits relatively low species diversity, comprising approximately 63 species primarily distributed across temperate regions. However, the ...
The Paduniella andamanensis species group (“ andamanensis ” group) is notable for its morphological consistency and contains the only species in the family Psychomyiidae with markings recorded on its wings, Paduniella fasciaria Peng & Sun, 2024. To elucidate the phylogenetic status of “ ...
Linnean and Wallacean shortfalls limit our ability to, respectively, describe species and map their distributions. In entomology, well-established national scientific communities are essential for bridging these shortfalls, given the world’s entomofauna crisis. However, descriptive taxonomic ...
The skipper subfamily Tagiadinae has been a key group in taxonomic debates and phylogenetic inconsistencies due to limited taxon sampling and morphological evidence. In this study, we aimed to resolve intra-subfamilial relationships within Tagiadinae using 3 datasets: (i) a molecular dataset (3 ...
Superfamily Tipuloidea, commonly known as true crane flies, represents a taxonomically and ecologically diverse group within Diptera. Species in this clade are easily recognized by their characteristic long-legged appearance and are widespread across terrestrial and aquatic habitats. This review ...
Bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Bombus Latreille, 1802) are critical pollinators—providing the necessary ecological services for food and crop production. In western North America, species-rich bumble bee communities inhabit mountain ranges. However, as climate change increases temperatures, ...
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