Hemipteroid insects (Paraneoptera), with over 10% of all known insect diversity, are a major
component of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Previous phylogenetic analyses have not …

Phylogenetic asymmetry is common throughout the tree of life and results from contrasting
patterns of speciation and extinction in the paired descendant lineages of ancestral nodes …

Vibroacoustic signalling is one of the dominant strategies of animal communication,
especially in small invertebrates. Among insects, the order Hemiptera displays a staggering …

Simple Summary Insects that undergo complete metamorphosis, collectively known as
Holometabola, are the most successful lineage of living organism, including about 830,000 …

True hoppers, consisting of Fulgoromorpha and Cicadomorpha, are plant feeders with very
high species-level diversity. A large number of true hopper fossils have been reported from …

Among all of the dinosaurs, the Late Cretaceous oviraptorosaurs, in addition to troodontid
dinosaurs, boast the best fossil records ranging from numerous eggs and embryos, seven …

Gakasha calcaridentata gen. et sp. nov. representing Progonocimicidae: Cicadocorinae
(moss bugs) is described. It is the first record of Coleorrhyncha in mid-Cretaceous Burmese …

The forewing base structure of the orthopteran suborder Ensifera, a group of insects well
known for their sound-producing behavior, was examined by using light microscopy …

The elytral base sclerites (= sclerites located at the articular region between the forewing
and thorax in Coleoptera) of selected taxa were examined and homologized. Although the …

The forewing base structure of a representative species from 13 families of Fulgoroidea
were examined. Results show that these families differ mainly from the characters of various …