M. S. Engel

This study resolves the phylogenetic relationships of early hexapods, finding Protura as the earliest-diverging lineage and supporting a new classification of hexapod evolution.

The paper reconstructs mating behavior of extinct termites from a fossilized pair in amber, showing that behavioral interactions can be inferred despite fossilization distortions.

This study resolves the Zoraptera placement in insect phylogeny, finding Zoraptera as the earliest-diverging polyneopteran order and providing a Devonian origin for winged insects.

This paper integrates phylogenomic data and fossil records to refine the evolutionary timescale and classification of beetles, revealing a late Carboniferous origin and Cretaceous diversification.

This study uses total-evidence tip-dating analyses to infer the origin of leaf-cutting behavior in bees and the evolution of interdental laminae structures.