Diverse Cretaceous larvae reveal the evolutionary and behavioural history of antlions and lacewings

Larvae of the Myrmeleontiformia, which include antlions, are not well preserved in much of the fossil record. Here, Badano et al. describe a collection of predatory myrmeleontiform larvae from Cretaceous amber, resolving their evolutionary relationships and inferring their ecology.

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Autores principales: Davide Badano, Michael S. Engel, Andrea Basso, Bo Wang, Pierfilippo Cerretti
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/c447929798864a9e8ec77453c2296cac
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Sumario:Larvae of the Myrmeleontiformia, which include antlions, are not well preserved in much of the fossil record. Here, Badano et al. describe a collection of predatory myrmeleontiform larvae from Cretaceous amber, resolving their evolutionary relationships and inferring their ecology.