Orthopteran insects—comprising grasshoppers, crickets, katydids and their allies—represent one of the most diverse and ecologically significant orders of terrestrial arthropods. Phylogenetic ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land. A new study examines Petrobiellus akkesiensis, a rare jumping bristletail, ...

Zoraptera, also known as angel insects or ground lice, are tiny termite-like insects generally found underneath bark or in ...

A new study on the mating behavior of jumping bristletail (Petrobiellus akkesiensis) reports the first documented case of direct sperm transfer via genital coupling in apterygote hexapods. The study ...

"With 491 Figures and 26 Tables" --Title page. ENTMAI copy purchased from the Cullman Endowment. Contents Aculeata: phylogeny and classification.- african honey bees.- Allodapini.- Allomones.- ...

Fossil entomology and systematics of Orthoptera integrate palaeontological discovery with taxonomic frameworks to reconstruct the deep-time evolution of grasshoppers, crickets and katydids. From ...