Contact Information
505 S. Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Research Interests
Tropical insect biodiversity; molecular systematics; phylogenomics; bioinformatics; evolutionary history; cockroaches; evolution of wings and other phenotypes
Additional Campus Affiliations
Assistant Professor, Entomology
External Links
Recent Publications
Evangelista, D. A. (2024). Insects, 60% of All Biodiversity. In Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Third Edition: Volume 1-7 (pp. V2-504-V2-516). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822562-2.00069-4
Evangelista, D. A., Nelson, D., Kotyková Varadínová, Z., Kotyk, M., Rousseaux, N., Shanahan, T., Grandcolas, P., & Legendre, F. (2024). Phylogenomic analyses of Blattodea combining traditional methods, incremental tree-building, and quality-aware support. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 200, Article 108177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108177
Evangelista, D. A., Nelson, D., Varadínová, Z. K., & Legendre, F. (2023). Phylogenomics and deep convergence in cockroach hind-wing morphology. Organisms Diversity and Evolution, 23(4), 929-940. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-023-00609-8
Wipfler, B., Triesch, F., Evangelista, D., & Weihmann, T. (2022). Morphological, functional, and phylogenetic aspects of the head capsule of the cockroach Ergaula capucina (Insecta/Blattodea). PeerJ, 10, Article e12470. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12470
Evangelista, D., Simon, S., Wilson, M. M., Kawahara, A. Y., Kohli, M. K., Ware, J. L., Wipfler, B., Béthoux, O., Grandcolas, P., & Legendre, F. (2021). Assessing support for Blaberoidea phylogeny suggests optimal locus quality. Systematic Entomology, 46(1), 157-171. https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12454