Adult external morphology of the extant raptorial Mantispoidea (Insecta: Neuroptera:
Mantispidae and Rhachiberothidae) is compared emphasizing the morphology of the …

The genera of the lance lacewing family Osmylidae (Neuroptera) and extinct allied families
(Archeosmylidae, Saucrosmylidae) are reviewed. A key to living Osmylidae genera of the …

Abstract The Comstock–Needham system, the foundation of main vein homology of insects,
is grounded in the comparison between wing venation and wing-pad tracheation …

Animals mimicking other organisms or using camouflage to deceive predators are vital
survival strategies. Modern and fossil insects can simulate diverse objects. Lichens are an …

A global synonymical checklist of the species and higher taxa of the insect order
Megaloptera is provided. The checklist includes both extant and extinct taxa, and recognizes …

Two species of limaiinae (Chrysopidae) are described from the early Eocene Fur Formation
of Denmark: Mesypochrysa nielseni sp. nov. and limaiinae gen. et sp. A. All forewing …

A phylogeny of green lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) using anchored hybrid
enrichment data is presented. Using this phylogenomic approach, we analysed 137 kb of …

We present a phylogeny of Chrysopidae inferred from combining molecular and
morphological data. Apochrysinae were recovered as sister to the rest of the family …

During the Cretaceous period, the lacewing superfamily Mantispoidea, with an assemblage
of species possessing raptorial forelegs, have undergone a rapid species radiation …

Abstract Mantispoidea (Insecta, Neuroptera) are well-known for the hypermetamorphic larval
development and for most adults having praying mantis-like raptorial forelegs. Currently, this …