While Mesozoic, Paleogene, and Neogene insect faunas greatly resemble the modern one,
the Paleozoic fauna provides unique insights into key innovations in insect evolution, such …

To better understand insect evolution, fossils–mainly known by their wings–must be used as
terminals in phylogenetic analyses. Such analyses are, however, rarely performed because …

Owing to their prevalence in nowadays terrestrial ecosystems, insects are a relevant group
to assess the impact of mass extinctions on emerged land. However, limitations of the insect …

ABSTRACT A new genus and species of Odonatoptera is described and figured from the
Amisan Formation as Koreaphlebia iussradiae gen. et sp. nov. This new genus and species …

Aeshna caseneuvensis sp. nov., the second oldest representative of the genus Aeshna, is
described and figured from the lowermost Oligocene of Luberon in southeastern France …

While not generally used for relatively flat structures, X‐ray microtomography can provide
decisive insights for comparative anatomy and evolutionary studies of flat structures, thereby …

Wing coloration is a very ancient feature among insects. Even the wings of the oldest known
Pterygota showed transverse colored bands involved in a putative disruptive function …

Un nouvel éclairage sur la morphologie alaire et la systématique des Triadophlebiomorpha
(Insecta, Odonata). La systématique des Triadophlebiomorpha, un groupe d'odonates …

Fossil insects are valuable indicators of the evolutionary history of the clades to which they
belong. According to their state of preservation, fossil insects are often partially described for …

A stem relative of dragon-and damselflies, Brunellopteron norradi Béthoux, Deregnaucourt
and Norrad gen. et sp. nov., is documented based on a specimen found at Robertson Point …