List of Transitional Fossils - Evolution of Insects

Evolution of Insects

The Insect Evolutionary Series
Appearance Taxa Relationships Status Description Image
400 Ma

Genus:

  • Rhyniognatha

The world’s oldest known insect.
400 Ma

Genus:

  • Rhyniella

Early springtail.
300 Ma

Genus:

  • Archimylacris

An ancestral to cockroaches, mantids and termites.
316.5 Ma

Genus:

  • Aphthoroblattina

A primitive cockroach.
140 Ma

Genus:

  • Archaeolepis

The earliest known Lepidopteran.
92 Ma

Genus:

  • Melittosphex

The oldest known species of bee.
80 Ma

Genus:

  • Sphecomyrma

The earliest known species of ant.
56 - 34 Ma

Genus:

  • Eophyllium
 First leaf insect from the fossil record.

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