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Mecoptera (from the Greek: mecos = "long", ptera = "wings") is an order of insects in the superorder Holometabola with about six hundred species in nine families worldwide. . Mecopterans are sometimes called scorpionflies after their largest family, Panorpidae, in which the males have enlarged genitals raised over the body that look similar to the stingers of scorpions, and long beaklike
The male has a pair of claspers at the end of its tail (for holding the female during mating), [6] giving it a scorpion-like appearance, [6] although it is not a stinger. The adult insect has a wingspan of about 35 millimetres (1.4 in), [ 6 ] with wings that are mostly clear, but have many dark spots or patches.
The Panorpidae are a family of scorpionflies containing more than 480 species. The family is the largest family in Mecoptera, covering approximately 70% species of the order. [1]
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Panorpa is a genus of scorpion-flies that is widely dispersed, especially in the Northern Hemisphere. However, they do not occur in western North America. Thirteen species occur in eastern Canada. [3] About 260 species are described as of 2018. Larvae and adults feed on carrion. [4]
The males use their bristle-like wings to help grasp the female over their backs while mating, while the wings of females are vestigial small oval pads with no ability to allow them to fly. The adults have a long rostrum formed from the clypeus and labrum , genae , and maxillo - labium .
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True to their name, males have an oval-shaped genital bulb, resembling that of a scorpion's stinger. [7] [8] In these slender, small insects the back part of the head (occiput) is reddish, while in all other species it is usually black. [9] Wings are membranous with black markings. The abdomen is black and yellow striped with an orange extremity.