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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
This list is based on The World Checklist of extant Mecoptera Species. [2] Presumably complete up to 1997, it is updated as needed. The number of species in each genus are in parentheses. A number of extinct(†) genera have been described from the fossil record. Anabittacus (1) Kimmins, 1929 (Chile) Anomalobittacus (1) Kimmins, 1928 (South Africa)
The family is the largest family in Mecoptera, covering approximately 70% species of the order. [1] Species range between 9–25 mm long. [2] These insects have four membranous wings and threadlike antennae. Their elongated faces terminate with mouthparts that are used to feed on dead and dying insects, nectar, and rotting fruit.
This list is adapted from the World Checklist of extant Mecoptera species, [7] and is complete as of 1997. The number of species in each genus is indicated in parentheses. Boreus (24) Latreille, 1816 (North America, Europe, Asia) Boreus hyemalis – also called the snow flea. Caurinus (2) Russell, 1979 (Oregon, Alaska) [8]
Articles relating to the Mecoptera, 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 rostra.
Pistillifera is a suborder of endopterygote insects within the Mecoptera that contains the scorpionflies and hangingflies. It was described by R. Willmann in 1987. It was described by R. Willmann in 1987.
Entomophagy (/ ˌ ɛ n t ə ˈ m ɒ f ə dʒ i /, from Greek ἔντομον éntomon, 'insect', and φαγεῖν phagein, 'to eat') is the practice of eating insects. An alternative term is insectivory. [1] [2] Terms for organisms that practice entomophagy are entomophage and insectivore.
The Mecoptera (scorpionflies) were formerly included here too by some authors, but they actually belong to the Mecopteroidea (or Antliophora), the holometabolan clade containing also true flies and fleas. Neuropterida are fairly primitive-looking insects, with large wings but weak wing muscles, giving them a clumsy flight.