The Mesozoic is considered as the 'golden age'for the diversification of Neuroptera
(lacewings), and many unusual lacewing larvae have been discovered in Cretaceous …

Mantidflies (Mantispidae) are an unusual and charismatic group of predatory lacewings
(Neuroptera), whereby the adults represent a remarkable case of morphological and …

Neuroptera is an ingroup of Insecta with a moderate species richness compared to several
other ingroups of Insecta. While not as iconic as butterflies, mosquitoes, or beetles, there are …

Mimarachnidae is a Mesozoic planthopper family, with high palaeodiverisity at generic and
species levels during Cretaceous. Herein, geometric morphometric analysis of mimarachinid …

Mesozoic long-proboscid scorpionflies (Mesopsychoidea) provide important clues to ancient
plant-pollinator interactions. Among them, the family Aneuretopsychidae is especially …

Kateretid beetles are among the earliest known pollinators of angiosperms that can be
traced back to the Cretaceous, but their palaeodiversity remains poorly explored due to the …

The larvae of moths and butterflies–caterpillars–are important components of the modern-
day terrestrial fauna. The evolutionary emergence of caterpillars as the predominant …

Simple Summary Osmylopsychopidae, an extinct family of Neuroptera, is closely related to
the extant Psychopsidae. The sporadic records of this family and limited preservation of …

Grammapsychops lebedevi Martynova, 1954 from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of
Siberia is re-described based on the holotype. The species is represented by a hind wing as …

Makarkinia irmae sp. nov.(Neuroptera, Kalligrammatidae) is described for the Lower
Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil, based on a well preserved hind wing. This is the third …