The past decade has seen the availability of insect genomic data explode, with
mitochondrial (mt) genome data seeing the greatest growth. The widespread adoption of …

Background The latest advancements in DNA sequencing technologies have facilitated the
resolution of the phylogeny of insects, yet parts of the tree of Holometabola remain …

The first large‐scale, total‐evidence phylogeny of the owlflies (Neuroptera, Ascalaphidae) is
presented. A combined morphological and molecular dataset was analysed under several …

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

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

Abstract Climacia McLachlan is a New World genus, and with 21 valid species is currently
the second richest genus of Sisyridae. The taxonomic knowledge of this freshwater insect is …

Thorny lacewings (Rhachiberothidae) are currently distributed only within Africa, whereas
they are prevalent in the fossil record of various Cretaceous ambers across the Northern …

The species of the former antlion subtribe Periclystina (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) are
revised. Prior to this work Periclystina comprised 10 genera and 63 species endemic to …

Ithonidae (moth lacewings) are an enigmatic, small family of the insect order Neuroptera
(lacewings). Its phylogenetic position within Neuroptera and internal subfamily relationships …

The superfamily Mantispoidea (Insecta: Neuroptera) includes the families Berothidae,
Rhachiberothidae, and Mantispidae. Among these taxa, the last two are collectively known …