Acarina

Acerentomon ,

Acheta domestica

Achilidae

acridians

Acrididae

Acridoidea

Acrydiidae

Acrydium ornatum

Adephaga ,

Aegidae

Aeschna

Aglaophyton major

Agnostus pisiformis ,

Allacma ,

amphipods

Amphipoda ,

Anaspides , ,

Anisolabis

anisopterans

Annelida

annelids

anomalocarids

Anoplura

Anostraca ,

anostracans ,

Antennata

ants

Apis

Apterygota

apterygotes ,

Arachnida

arachnids

arachnomorphs

Araneae ,

Archaeognata , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

archaeognathans

Archegosetes

Archegozetes longisetosus

Argulus

Artemia , , , , , ,

Artemia franciscana

Artemia salina

Arthropleona

arthropleones

Arthropleura

Articulata

ascothoracicans

Atelocerata , , , , , , ,

atelocerates ,

Aves

Baetis

barnacles

Bathynellacea

bathynellaceans

beetles ,

Bilateria

birds

bivalves

Blattaria ,

Blattella germanica

Blattodea ,

Brachypoda ,

brachyurans

Braconidae

Branchiocaris , ,

Branchiopoda , ,

branchiopods

branchiurans

brine shrimps

bristletails

Caelifera

Caenorhabditis ,

Caenorhabditis elegans

Calliphora

callipodids

Cambrocaris ,

Cambropachycope ,

Campodea , , , ,

Campodea chardardi

Campodeidae ,

campodeids

Campodeoidea

Canadaspis , ,

Carabidae , , ,

Carabus

Carausius morosus

Carcinus maenas

Catajapyx aquilonaris , , ,

caterpillars ,

centipedes , ,

Cephalocarida ,

cephalocarids

cephalochordates

cephalorhynchs

Cerambycidae ,

Cercopodata

Cetonidae

Ceuthophilus

chaetognathans

Chelicerata , , , ,

chelicerates

cheliceriforms

Cherax destructor , ,

Chilognatha , , , , ,

chilognathans

Chilopoda , , , , , ,

chilopods

Chirocephalus

Chordata

chordates

cirripedes

Cirripedia ,

Cixiidae

cladocerans

club-mosses

Coccidae

Coccinea

cockroaches

coelacanths

coelomates

Coleoptera , , , , , , ,

coleopterans ,

Collembola , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

collembolans , ,

conchostracans

Conocephalus

Copepoda ,

copepods

cordaites

Coreidae

Corydalus

crabs

craniates

Craterostigmomorpha , ,

crayfish , , , ,

crustaceomorphs

Ctenolepisma

Ctenolepisma lineata

Ctenolepisma longicaudata

Cumacea ,

cumaceans

Cupiennius

Cupiennus salei

Cyclograpsus punctatus

Cycloneuralia

cyclorrhaphous Diptera

cyclorrhaphous dipterans

Cyclus

Cylindroilusus

Dasyleptus

Decapoda , , , ,

decapods

Dermaptera ,

dermapterans

deuterostomes

Devonobius delta

Diantennata

Diaphanopterodea

Diastylis rathkei

Dicksonites plueckenettii

Dicondylia ,

dicondylians

Dictyopharidae

Dictyoptera

dictyopterans

Dignatha ,

Dilta littoralis

diplopods

Diplopoda , , , , ,

diplopods

Diplura , , , , , , , , ,

diplurans ,

Diptera

dipterans ,

dragonflies

Drosophila , ,

Drosophila melanogaster , , , ,

Eaneapaussus howa

Ecdysozoa

echinoderms

Echinosoma ,

Echinosomidae ,

Ectognatha , , ,

ectognathans

Ellipura ,

ellipurans

Embioptera

endopterygotes

Ensifera

Entognatha , ,

entognathans ,

Entomobrya ,

entomostracans ,

Eosentomon

Ephemeroptera ,

ephemeropterans

Ephestia

Epiophlebia

Ethmostigmus rubripes , ,

Euarthropoda

euarthropods

Eubrianax

Euchelicerata

Eucrustacea

Eumalacostraca ,

eumalacostracans

Euphausia

Euphausiacea ,

Eurypelma ,

eurypterids

Eustra

Euthycarcinoidea

euthycarcinoids ,

Eutrochozoa

ferns

firebrats

fishes

flatworms

flies

flour-beetles

Folsomia

Folsomia candida

fruitflies ,

Fulgoromorpha

Geophilomorpha , , ,

geophilomorphs

giant millipedes

glomerids

Glomeris

Glomeris marginata ,

glossiphoniid leeches

Gnathostenetroides laodicence

gnathostomes

Goticaris ,

grasshoppers , ,

Grylidae

Gryllidea

Grylloblatta ,

grylloblattids

Grylloblattodea ,

Grylloidea

Gryllus

gymnosperms

hemimetabolans

Hemiptera

Henningsmoenicaris ,

Herax destructor

Heterobathmia

Heterojapyx ,

Heteromurus

Heteroptera

heteropterans

Hexabathynella halophila

Hexamerocerata ,

hexameroceratans

Holometabola

holometabolans

Homo ,

Homoptera

homopterans

honey-bees

Hoplocarida

horseshoe crabs

horsetails

Hutchinsoniella ,

Hyas araneus

Hymenoptera ,

hymenopterans

Ichneumonidae

Iligochaeta

Isopoda , ,

isopods

Isoptera

isotomids

Janetschekilis

Japygidae

japygids

Japygoidea

juliform diplopods

Kalocrania

kinorhynchs

krills

Labiophora , ,

labiophores

lampreys

Lampyridae

Lepidoptera , ,

lepidopterans

lepidotrichids

Lepidotrichidae

Lepidurus apus

Lepisma ,

Lepisma saccharina , ,

Lepismatidae , ,

lepismatids

Leptodora

Leptodora kindti

Leptostraca

leptostracans

Limulus , ,

Limulus polyphemus

Lithobiomorpha , , , ,

Lithobius , ,

Lithobius forficatus

lobopodians

lobopods

lobsters

locusts

Locusta

Locusta viridissima

Locustana

Loligo

Lophogastrida

Lophoproctus ,

lophotrochozoans

lungfishes

lycopods

Machilidae , ,

machilids ,

Machilis ,

Malacostraca , , , , , ,

malacostracans , ,

Mallophaga

Mandibulata , , , , , ,

mandibulates

Manduca

Mantodea

Marella , ,

Martinssonia , ,

Maxillopoda , ,

maxillopodans

mayflies

Mecoptera

mecopterans

Meganisoptera

Megaphyllum ,

Meinertellus bogotensis

metameric worms

Metapterygota

Metazoa

metazoans

Microcoryphia

Micropterix

milkweed bug

millipedes

mites

Mollusca

molluscs

Monodella

Monura ,

monurans

Mysidacea

Mysidium columbiae

Mysidopsis

mysids ,

Mystacocarida ,

Neanura muscorum

Nebalia

nematodes

nematomorphans

Neoptera ,

neuropterans

neuropteroids

Nicoletia

Nicoletiidae

Notostigmophora , , , ,

notostigmophorans

Notostraca ,

notostracans

Odaraia ,

Odonata , , ,

odonatans

Oiceoptoma

Oligoneoptera

Oncopeltus fasciatus

oniscoideans

Onychophora ,

onychophorans

Opabinia

Opisthandria

opossum shrimps

Orchesella

Orchestia

Orchestia cavimana

Orthoporus ornatus

Orthoptera

orthopterans

orthopteroids

Ostracoda ,

Oxidus

Ozaenaphaenops

Pacifastacus

Paeneus

Palaeodictyoptera

palaeodictyopteroids

Pambdelurion

Panarthropoda

panarthropods

Pancrustacea

Pantopoda

Panulirus

Parainsecta

Paraneoptera

Pauropoda , , , , ,

pauropods

Pauropus silvaticus

Paussidae , , ,

Peracarida

Periplaneta

Petrobius ,

Petrobius maritimus ,

Phasmatodea

phasmids

Phasmoidea

Phasmoptera

Photuris

Phyllocarida ,

phyllocarids

Phyllopoda ,

phyllopods

platydesmids

Plecoptera

Pleurostigmophora , ,

polydesmids

Polyneoptera

Polyxenus ,

Polyxenus lagurus , ,

Porcellio laevis

Porcellio scaber ,

pre-annelidian ancestor

Procambarus ,

Progoneata , ,

progoneates

Projapygidae

Projapygoidea

Protacarus crani

Proterandria

Protodermaptera

Protodonata

Protorthoptera

protostomes

Protrinemura

Protura , , , , ,

proturans

Pselaphognatha , , , , , ,

pselaphognathans

Psephenus

Pseudachorutes ,

Pterygota , , , , ,

pterygotes ,

pycnogonids

Pygidicraniidae

raphidiopterans

Raphidophorinae

remipedes

Remipedia , , ,

reptiles

Rhodnius

Rhynia gwynnevaughanii

Rhyniella praecursor

Rhyniognatha hirsti

Sapho ,

scale-trees

Schistocerca , ,

Schistocerca americana

Schistocerca gregaria

Schizoramia ,

schizoramians

Scolodendromorpha

scolopenders

Scolopendra

scolopendromorphs

Scolopendromorpha , , ,

Scottyxerxes

Scutigera

Scutigera coleoptrata ,

Scutigerellidae

Scutigeromorpha

scutigeromorphs

sea-cucumbers

silverfishes ,

Sinentomon

sphinx moths

spider crabs

spiders

spinicaudates

spiralians

Squilla

Stenopelmatinae

Stomatopoda , ,

stomatopods

stoneflies

Strepsiptera

strepsipterans

Sympetrum

Symphyla , , , , ,

symphylans

Symphypleona ,

symphypleonans

Syncarida ,

syncarids

Systolosoma

tadpole shrimps

Tanaidacea ,

Tanaoceridae

Tanaocerus koebelei

Tardigrada ,

tardigrades

Tenebrio ,

Tenebrio molitor

Termopsis

Tesnusocaris goldichi

Testajapyx thomasi

Tetraconata

Tetramerocerata

tetrapods

Tetrigidae

Tetrix ornata

Tetrodontophora

tettigonids

Tettigoniidea

Thereuopoda

Thermobia

Thermobia domestica

Thermosbaenacea

Thysanoptera

Thysanura

thysanurans

Tigoniophthalmus

Timema californicum

Tomocerus , , , ,

Tomocerus minor

Tracheata ,

tracheates

trachypachids

Trachypachidae ,

Triarthrus

Tribolium

Tribolium castaneum

Tricholepidion

Tricholepidion gertschi

trichopterans

Trigonotarbida

trilobites

trilobitomorphs

Triops

Triops longicaudatus

Tubifex ,

Typhloblaniulus lorifer

Ulophysema oeresundense

Uniramia

Uralia maculata

vertebrates

water fleas

web-spiders

woodlices

woodlouses

Xenommacarida

Xenopus ,

Xiphosura ,

xiphosurans

Zygentoma , , , , , , , , ,

zygentomans

zygentomes

abdA (abdominalA)

AbdB (AbdominalB)

achaete-scute (ac-sc) complex

ac-sc (achaete-scute)

ANTC-complex

Antp (Antennapedia)

ap (apterous)

apterous (ap)

AS-C

bcd (bicoid)

bicoid (bcd)

btd (button head)

button head (btd)

cactus

COI gene

COII gene

collier (col)

daughterless

Decapentaplegic

Deformed (Dfd)

Delta

Dfd (Deformed)

Distal-less (Dll)

Dll (Distal-less)

mtDNA

rDNA

18S rDNA

28S rDNA

dorsal

empty spiracles (ems)

ems (empty spiracles)

Emx

en (engrailed)

engrailed (en)

eve (even-skipped)

even-skipped (eve)

Extradenticle

eyeless

ftz (fushi tarazu)

fushi tarazu (ftz)

hairy

hb (hunchback)

hedgedog (hh)

HOM genes

homeobox

Hox clusters

Hox genes

Hox3 class

Hox3 genes

hunchback (hb)

L(CUN) gene

L(UUR) gene

lab (labial)

labial (lab)

NDI gene

nubbin (pdm)

orthodenticle (otd)

otd (orthodenticle)

Otx

pb (proboscipedia)

pdm

pdml

POLII gene

prospero

rhomboid

RNA-polymerase-II gene

IRNA gene

L-tRNA (leucine tRNA) genes

12S rRNA

18S rRNA

tRNA

Scr (Sex combs reduced)

sevenup

Sex-combs reduced (Scr)

sloppy paired (slp)

tailless (tll)

teashirt (tsh)

Toll

tor (torso)

torso (tor)

Ubx (Ultrabithorax)

wg (wingless)

wingless (wg)

z2

zen (zerknüllt)

zerkniillt (zen)

Foreword

JARZEMBOWSKI E. A. - Review of early insects and palaeocommunities

FRIEDRICH M. & TAUTZ D. - Arthropod rDNA phylogeny revisited: a consistency analysis using Monte Carlo simulation

DEUTSCH J. S. - Are Hexapoda members of the Crustacea? Evidence from comparative developmental genetics

QUEINNEC E. - Insights into arthropod head evolution. Two heads in one: the end of the "endless dispute"?

SIMPSON P. - A review of early development of the nervous system in some arthropods: comparison between insects, crustaceans and myriapods

DOHLE W. - Are the insects terrestrial crustaceans? A discussion of some new facts and arguments and the proposal of the proper name 'tetraconata' for the monophyletic unit Crustacea + Hexapoda

KRAUS O. - "Myriapoda" and the ancestry of the Hexapoda

KOCH M. - Mandibular mechanisms and the evolution of hexapods

BITSCH J. - The hexapod appendage: basic structure, developement and origin

DEUVE T. - The epipleural field in hexapods

CROUAU Y. - Mechanosensitive cells of hexapods, crustaceans and myriapods setae: a comparison under phylogenetic aspects

SCHRAM F. R. & JENNER R. A. - The origin of Hexapoda: a crustacean perspective

KLASS K.-D. & KRISTENSEN N. P. - The ground plan and affinities of hexapods: recent progress and open problems

Taxa index

Genes index