Identifying an insect specimen is an important first step in a forensic–entomological analysis.
However, diagnostic morphological criteria are lacking for many species and life stages. We …

With respect to bauplan radiation, species and taxa richness, hexapods have an
unassailable lead. But still, the phylogenetic relationships among the orders and infraorders …

Forensic Entomology provides undergraduates with a concise introduction to the subject.
The book is written with the clarity necessary for students starting out in entomology yet …

Mitochondrial genomes provide a promising new tool for understanding deep‐level insect
phylogenetics, but have yet to be evaluated for their ability to resolve intraordinal …

Background Knowledge of animal mitochondrial genomes is very important to understand
their molecular evolution as well as for phylogenetic and population genetic studies. The …

Members of the Calliphoridae (blowflies) are significant for medical and veterinary
management, due to the ability of some species to consume living flesh as larvae, and for …

The metazoan mitochondrial (mt) genome is typically a circular, double-stranded DNA
molecule between 14 and 18 kb in size. This molecule encodes 37 genes: 13 protein genes …

Mitochondrial gene rearrangements are the latest tool in the arsenal of phylogeneticists for
investigating historical relationships. They are complex molecular characters that may …

The use of the sterile insect technique (SIT) in New World screwworm Cochliomyia
hominivorax (Coquerel) eradication programmes has been successfully demonstrated. As a …

The 17 019 bp mitochondrial genome of Triatoma dimidiata is composed of thirteen protein
coding sequences, twenty‐two tRNAs, small and large ribosomal units, and a control region …