title: Cong et al. reply.
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China.
authors.forename: Peiyun
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cong
authors.affiliation: 1] Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China [2] Department of Earth Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.
authors.forename: Xiaoya
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China.
authors.forename: Xianguang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: Department of Earth Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.
authors.forename: Gregory D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Edgecombe
authors.affiliation: 1] Department of Neuroscience, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA [2] Center for Insect Science, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Strausfeld
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005121:Extremities / Q000294:innervation*; D005580:Fossils