Mosquitoes have profoundly affected human history and continue to threaten human health
through the transmission of a diverse array of pathogens. The phylogeny of mosquitoes has …

1. BY Thomas Pape, Vladimir Blagoderov & Mikhail B. Mostovski (for full contact details, see
Author names & addresses after Cited references). The title of this contribution should be …

A new species of Dicranoptycha from Burmese amber (lowermost Cenomanian, Upper
Cretaceous) is described, Dicranoptycha burmitica sp. nov. The morphology comparison …

The paper overviews the fossil record of insects with long mouthparts and rostra adapted to
feeding on floral nectar and pollination drops of extinct gymnosperms. The presence of …

The male terminalia character system in Diptera is reviewed. The phylogenetic implications
of apomorphic changes are traced on published cladograms. New synapomorphies include …

Nematocera (lower Diptera) is a taxonomically diverse group with~ 52 000 species in 40
families, including many important agricultural and sanitary pests. The number and …

Molecular phylogenetic studies at all taxonomic levels often infer rapid radiation events
based on short, poorly resolved internodes. While such rapid episodes of diversification are …

The loss of flight ability has occurred thousands of times independently during insect
evolution. Flight loss may be linked to higher molecular evolutionary rates because of …

Abstract The hyperdiverse genus Sarcophaga Meigen, with about 890 valid species
arranged within 169 subgenera, accounts for almost half of the diversity of the subfamily …

Tipulomorpha are known back to the Triassic but are very rare in the fossil record of that
period. The oldest tipuloid genus, Archilimonia Krzemiński & Krzemińska, 2003, is …