Fig. 8: Insect lineages using wings to produce light and/or sound.
From: Sound vs. light: wing-based communication in Carboniferous insects
Theiatitan azari Schubnel, Roques & Nel, sp. nov. featured as oldest potential record of such a production. Only lineages with extinct species assumed to have produced sound or light with their wings are depicted, together with extant lineages that use those communication channels. Buzzing and lineages communicating with other structures, e.g., cicadas or fireflies, are not considered. Ages of lineages derived from fossil records; dotted lines: stem-lineages. † symbolizes extinct taxa. Permian stridulating Orthoptera correspond to new, undescribed Chinese Ensifera (Huang et al., in prep.). Harmonica, mirror and violin icons from Open Access ‘Freepik @flaticon’, castanet icon modified from Open Access ‘Good Ware @flaticon’.
