Biodiversity today displays a unique distribution, with 85% of plant and animal species
thriving on land, particularly in tropical rainforests. However, the foundations for this …

Phylogenetic analyses of single genes and transcriptomes confirm that Hexapoda are a
subgroup of Pancrustacea, arguably most closely related with the specialized cave-dwelling …

A key contribution of palaeontology has been the elucidation of macroevolutionary patterns
and processes through deep time, with fossils providing the only direct temporal evidence of …

Phylogenomics underpins a stable and mostly well-resolved hypothesis for the
interrelationships of extant arthropods. Exceptionally preserved fossils are integrated into …

Diplura is a cryptic and edaphic group of hexapod animals characterized by the presence of
filiform or pincer-like cerci located at the end of the abdomen. As one of the early diverging …

Simple Summary Phoroid flies are an ancient lineage of Diptera, which includes
megadiverse, widespread groups like the scuttle flies, as well as species-poor, sometimes …

Arthropods are the most diverse animal phylum, and their phylogenetic relationships have
been debated for centuries. With the advent of molecular phylogenetics, arthropods were …

Three new species of webspinners (Embiodea) are described in two new genera, all
preserved in Upper Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar. Henoclothoda simplex Cui …

Arthropods are the most diverse group of animals and have been so since the Cambrian
radiation. They belong to the protostome clade Ecdysozoa, with Onychophora (velvet …

Although Dipsocoromorpha are one of the most ancient lineages of true bugs, their hitherto
known fossil record was extremely scarce. Herein, Kachinia cretacea gen. et sp. nov …