Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) are well-known but often poorly understood insects.
Their phylogeny and classification have proved difficult to understand but, through use of …

Although Europe is the cradle of dragonfly systematics and despite great progress in the last
2 decades, many issues in naming its species and understanding their evolutionary history …

Abstract Dragonflies and Damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) are key components of wetland
ecosystem. Odonata of India is represented by 488 species and 27 subspecies in 154 …

An extensive molecular phylogenetic reconstruction of the suborder Z ygoptera of the O
donata is presented, based on mitochondrial (16S, COI) and nuclear (28S) data of 59% of …

The Arthropoda is here estimated to have 1,302,809 described species, including 45,769
fossil species (the diversity of fossil taxa is here underestimated for many taxa of the …

An updated classification and numbers of described genera and species (until 2010) are
provided up to family level. We argue for conserving the family-group names …

Dragonflies and damselflies are among the earliest flying insects with extant
representatives. However, unraveling details of their long evolutionary history, such as egg …

1. BY Zhi-Qiang Zhang (for full auhor addresses, see Auhor name and address after
References). The title of this contribution should be cited as “Phylum Arthropoda von …

Dragonflies and damselflies have become model organisms in ecological and evolutionary
studies, mainly because they are considered flagship taxa for the conservation of water …

Being implied in flight, mimetism, communication, and protection, the insect wings were
crucial organs for the mega diversification of this clade. Despite several attempts, the …