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Original Research

Published on 10 Apr 2026

Sergentomyia (Neophlebotomus) chattiensis n. sp.: morphological and molecular description of a new sand fly species from Himachal Pradesh, India

in Insect Systematics

Harish Kumar Shah
P. A. Fathima
Manju Rahi
Prasanta Saini

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1814368

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Original Research

Published on 07 Apr 2026

Phylogenetic insights into the diversification of cutting strategies in leaf-cutting ants

in Insect Systematics

Andrés F. Sánchez–Restrepo
Viviana A. Confalonieri
Luis A. Calcaterra

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1778418

535 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Mar 2026

Fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) associated with fruit orchards in the province of Luya, Amazonas, Peru

in Insect Systematics

Enistein Reyna-Rivera
Vilma Aguilar-Rafael
Wagner Meza-Maicelo
Henry W. Santillan-Culquimboz
Duber Banda-Martinez
Luis Cubas-Vasquez
Santos Leiva-Espinoza

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1789891

852 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Mar 2026

Morphometric and molecular insights into Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel, 1912) (Diptera: Tephritidae) infestation on Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk. (Indian Jujube)

in Insect Systematics

Kavin Palanivelu
Usharani Balakrishnan
Kamala Jayanthi Pagadala Damodharam
Suresh Krishnasamy
Sandeep Singh
Arul Dhayalan

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1716183

441 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2026

First host record of stylopization of a worker ant, Ectatomma edentatum (Formicidae: Ectatomminae), by a Myrmecolacidae (Strepsiptera)

in Insect Systematics

André L. Marambaia
Jacques H. C. Delabie
Favízia F. de Oliveira
Jeyaraney Kathirithamby

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1762540

658 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Feb 2026

Review of the genus Hierodula Burmeister (Mantodea: Mantidae) in Iran

in Insect Systematics

Zohreh Mirzaee
Martin Wiemers
Thomas Schmitt
Valeriy Govorov
Evgeny Shcherbakov

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1757219

875 views

Data Report

Published on 23 Jan 2026

Dataset on the fauna and biology of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in the region of European Russia

in Insect Systematics

Stjepan Krčmar
Alexander B. Ruchin
Mikhail N. Esin
Irina G. Esina
Anatoliy A. Khapugin

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1670763

890 views
1 citation

Mini Review

Published on 19 Jan 2026

Wings on concealed corpse: the forensic importance of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae)

in Insect Systematics

Yali Guo
Yifei Luo
Yuting Ma
Afito Luciano
Jingjing Huang
Ye Li
Shiwen Wang
Yuequn Niu
Zhou Li
Jifeng Cai

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1727384

1,438 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Oct 2025

Biosystematics of Angulitermes dehraensis in the Northwestern Indomalayan region by integrating morphometrics and distributional data with DNA barcoding

in Insect Systematics

Xiuhua Lv
Xiaoxia Zhang
Rashid Azad
Maid Zaman

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1695789

1,346 views

Review

Published on 10 Sep 2025

State of the ant: how broad is our recent knowledge of Neotropical ant behavior?

in Insect Systematics

Rosannette Quesada-Hidalgo
Yorlenis González
Dumas Gálvez
Peter R. Marting
Armando Castillo-Pimentel
Jane Aguilar
Stephen Cox
Carrie Smith
Sabrina Amador-Vargas

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1613264

3,364 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Feb 2025

Unravelling the complete mitochondrial genomes of Thrips tabaci Lindeman and Thrips parvispinus Karny (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and their phylogenetic implications

in Insect Systematics

P.S. Soumia
Dhananjay V. Shirsat
Vadivelu Karuppaiah
Pratap A. Divekar
Vijay Mahajan

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2025.1536160

2,855 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Nov 2024

A DNA-based approach to infer species diversity of larvae and adults from the white grub genus Phyllophaga (Coleoptera: Scarabeidae)

in Insect Systematics

Ariel W. Guzmán-Franco
Maribel Rivero-Borja
Antonio Marín-Jarillo
Fernando Tamayo-Mejía
Nayra Guzmán-Santillán
Tania Guzmán-Santillán

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2024.1465794

3,402 views
1 citation

Specialty Grand Challenge

Published on 28 Nov 2023

Grand challenges in insect systematics

in Insect Systematics

Michael S. Engel

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1327005

3,050 views

Opinion

Published on 24 Jul 2023

Allometric approach to the two male morphs in the Japanese firefly Luciola parvula

in Insect Systematics

Yutaka Iguchi

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2023.1230363

2,485 views
4 citations

14 articles

articles

Sergentomyia (Neophlebotomus) chattiensis n. sp.: morphological and molecular description of a new sand fly species from Himachal Pradesh, India

Phylogenetic insights into the diversification of cutting strategies in leaf-cutting ants

Fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) associated with fruit orchards in the province of Luya, Amazonas, Peru

Morphometric and molecular insights into Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel, 1912) (Diptera: Tephritidae) infestation on Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk. (Indian Jujube)

First host record of stylopization of a worker ant, Ectatomma edentatum (Formicidae: Ectatomminae), by a Myrmecolacidae (Strepsiptera)

Review of the genus Hierodula Burmeister (Mantodea: Mantidae) in Iran

Dataset on the fauna and biology of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in the region of European Russia

Wings on concealed corpse: the forensic importance of scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae)

Biosystematics of Angulitermes dehraensis in the Northwestern Indomalayan region by integrating morphometrics and distributional data with DNA barcoding

State of the ant: how broad is our recent knowledge of Neotropical ant behavior?

Unravelling the complete mitochondrial genomes of Thrips tabaci Lindeman and Thrips parvispinus Karny (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and their phylogenetic implications

A DNA-based approach to infer species diversity of larvae and adults from the white grub genus Phyllophaga (Coleoptera: Scarabeidae)

Grand challenges in insect systematics

Allometric approach to the two male morphs in the Japanese firefly Luciola parvula