What does the morphological diversity of siphunculi tell us about the evolution of aphids (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphidoidea)?

The European Zoological Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 92(1), P. 85 - 96

Published: Jan. 8, 2025

Aphids are soft-bodied insects living predominately in temperate climates, presenting a wide variety of adaptations to utilize plants as source food well involvement various relations with other organisms, including bacteria and insects. Being known from the Mesozoic, insufficient fossil data still pose some difficulties establishing course evolution their morphological adaptations. Here, we describe new genus species Later Jurassic, equipped special structure typical modern aphids – siphunculi. Reviewing on morphology siphunculi, make an attempt establish aphids, leading development this particular that is extremely diverse recent taxa subfamily Aphidoidea.

Language: Английский

A hell ant from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil

Current Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

A new, to date endemic, family of dragonfly in the mid-Cretaceous fossil fish Konservat-Lagerstätte of Haqel, Lebanon (Odonata: Anisoptera)

Zootaxa, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5497(1), P. 142 - 150

Published: Aug. 21, 2024

The new family Libanoaeshnidae fam. nov., with the genus and species Libanoaeshna mikhaeli gen. et sp. are characterised, described illustrated from Haqel, famous upper Cenomanian fossil fish outcrop of Lebanon. This is first time that a insect reported this site. together three other Cretaceous families, can be included in stem group modern Aeshnodea Bechly, 1996, confirming important diversification clade during period, even if oldest known representatives Aeshnidae sensu stricto still Eocene.

Language: Английский