Wang Bo, Xu Chunpeng, Jarzembowski Edmund A
State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology and Center for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Trends Ecol Evol. 2022 Jun;37(6):529-540. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.02.007. Epub 2022 Mar 11.
The Mesozoic is a key era for the rise of the modern insect fauna. Among the most important evolutionary events in Mesozoic insects are the radiation of holometabolous insects, the origin of eusocial and parasitoid insects, diversification of pollinating insects, and development of advanced mimicry and camouflage. These events are closely associated with the diversification of insect ecological behaviors and colonization of new ecospaces. At the same time, insects had evolved more complex and closer ecological associations with various plants and animals. Mesozoic insects played a key and underappreciated ecological role in reconstructing and maintaining terrestrial ecosystems. A greater understanding of the history of insects may help to mitigate future changes in insect diversity and abundance.
中生代是现代昆虫区系兴起的关键时期。中生代昆虫最重要的进化事件包括全变态昆虫的辐射、群居和寄生性昆虫的起源、传粉昆虫的多样化以及高级拟态和伪装的发展。这些事件与昆虫生态行为的多样化和新生态空间的开拓密切相关。与此同时，昆虫与各种动植物形成了更复杂、更紧密的生态联系。中生代昆虫在重建和维持陆地生态系统方面发挥了关键但未得到充分认识的生态作用。更深入地了解昆虫的历史可能有助于减轻未来昆虫多样性和数量的变化。
