Amber deposits have yielded an unparalleled record of Cretaceous and Palaeogene insects, preserving both delicate morphological features and ecological interactions in three dimensions. Phylogenetic ...

A new study combining genomic analyses and fossil evidence sheds light on the century-old "Palaeoptera Problem," a longstanding debate over the evolutionary relationships among major groups of winged ...

Zorapterans, an insect group that includes angel insects, or ground lice, has defied phylogenetic categorization for decades. The big question was whether Zorapterans and Dermapterans (earwigs) were ...

Zoraptera, also known as angel insects or ground lice, are tiny termite-like insects generally found underneath bark or in decaying wood. The Zoraptera group includes a few dozen known insect species ...

Phylogenetic analysis of Cretaceous insect species integrates morphological, molecular and stratigraphic data to reconstruct evolutionary relationships among lineages that thrived during the mid‐ to ...

Stoneflies (order Plecoptera) rank among the most ancient lineages of winged insects. Beyond their role as key bioindicators for evaluating freshwater ecosystem health, they carry ecological value and ...

A new study published yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences upends one of evolutionary biology's most satisfying stories — that bats drove insects into ultrasound through ...

This study is led by Prof. Fuwen Wei (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Jiangxi Agricultural University) and Prof. Gexiao Qiao (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences).