Unveiling the Evolutionary History of a Puzzling Antlion Genus Gatzara Navas (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Dendroleontinae) Based on Systematic Revision, Molecular Phylogenetics, and Biogeographic Inference

期刊： INSECT SYSTEMATICS AND DIVERSITY, 2022; 6 (3)

The antlion genus Gatzara Navas, 1915 is one of the major lineages of the subfamily Dendroleontinae Banks, 1899 (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) from Asia......

Phylogenomic Interrogation Revives an Overlooked Hypothesis for the Early Evolution of the Bee Family Apidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), With a Focus on the Subfamily Anthophorinae

期刊： INSECT SYSTEMATICS AND DIVERSITY, 2022; 6 (4)

Despite recent advances in phylogenomics, the early evolution of the largest bee family, Apidae, remains uncertain, hindering efforts to understand th......

Mastigocoleidae fam. nov., a New Mesozoic Beetle Family and the Early Evolution of Dryopoidea (Coleoptera)

期刊： INSECT SYSTEMATICS AND DIVERSITY, 2022; 6 (3)

With some 3,700 described species, Dryopoidea are a moderately diverse superfamily of beetles whose position within basal Polyphaga has been historica......

Analysis of RNA-Seq, DNA Target Enrichment, and Sanger Nucleotide Sequence Data Resolves Deep Splits in the Phylogeny of Cuckoo Wasps (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae)

期刊： INSECT SYSTEMATICS AND DIVERSITY, 2021; 5 (1)

The wasp family Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps, gold wasps) comprises exclusively parasitoid and kleptoparasitic species, many of which feature a stunning ......