Strepsiptera are obligate endoparasitoids that exhibit extreme sexual dimorphism and
parasitize seven orders and 33 families of Insecta. The adult males and the first instar larvae …

Impressive progress has been made recently in the systematics of holometabolous insects.
Nevertheless, important questions remain controversial, and uncertainties concerning the …

Insect parasites and parasitoids are a major component of terrestrial food webs. For
parasitoids, categorization is whether feeding activity is located inside or outside its host, if …

The first and last occurrences of hexapod families in the fossil record are compiled from
publications up to end-2009. The major features of these data are compared with those of …

Previous phylogenetic analyses of Strepsiptera have been limited to characters from only
males or first instar larvae, and by poor taxonomic sampling. This investigation is the first …

An evolutionary scenario for the enigmatic group Strepsiptera is provided, based on the
results of a comprehensive cladistic analysis of characters of all life stages. A recently …

An annotated taxonomic and nomenclatural catalogue of the insect order Strepsiptera is
presented. Known distributions and host associations are given as they are currently known …

Abstract Coleopterida (Coleoptera+ Strepsiptera) has been established as the sister group
of Neuropterida (Megaloptera+ Neuroptera+ Raphidioptera) based on recent phylogenetic …

Fossilization in amber is unique in preserving specimens with microscopic fidelity; however,
arthropod inclusions are rarely examined beyond the exoskeleton as this requires …

Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society 674 species are revealed, this number might well
prove an underestimate of their diversity. Except in brachypterous Delphacidae, host death …