Insect Diversity: Morphology, Paleontology, and Biogeography
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Diversity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 26
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular systematics; insect biogeography; phylogenetics
Interests: systematics; evolution; Hymenoptera; palaeoentomology; Chrysidoidea
2. Ufes Goiabeiras, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
Interests: systematics of parasitoid wasps of the family Bethylidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Insects are among the most evolutionarily successful organisms on the planet, exhibiting remarkable anatomical adaptations, occupying nearly every terrestrial and freshwater habitat, and leaving behind a rich fossil record that traces their origins and diversification. Understanding insect diversity requires an integrated perspective that connects their structural complexity, deep evolutionary history, and geographic patterns across time and space. This Special Issue welcomes original research and review articles focusing on form and function, fossil evidence of major insect lineages, and spatial or temporal patterns of insect distribution. Contributions that link morphological data with phylogenetic or ecological frameworks, or those that provide new insights from underexplored fossil deposits or biogeographic regions, are particularly encouraged. By bringing together these complementary fields, we aim to deepen our understanding of how insects evolved, diversified, and adapted to a changing planet.
Dr. Cecilia Waichert
Dr. Wesley Colombo
Prof. Dr. Celso Oliveira Azevedo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- functional morphology
- palaeoentomology
- paleoecology
- phylogenetics
- species distribution
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