BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
PTERYGOTA (winged insects)
Further Information
| Notes (MWS) | This group contains the majority of insects. The adults have two pairs of wings, or, at least, are presumed to have evolved from winged ancestors. They also have distinct wingless juvenile forms which often look vey different from the adults. Development includes metamorphosis from the juvenile to the adult form. |
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
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| Infraclass | Neoptera (an infraclass of insects) | 2268 | ||||
| Division (Zoo.) | Endopterygota (insects with wings developing internally) | 2061 | 11107 | 7840 | 669 | 2195 |
| Division (Zoo.) | Exopterygota (insects with wings developing externally) | 207 | 928 | 606 | 10 | 276 |
| Infraclass | Palaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies) | 41 | ||||
| Order | EPHEMEROPTERA (mayflies, upwinged flies) | 8 | 90 | 53 | 11 | 7 |
| Order | ODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies) | 33 | 220 | 35 | 54 |
Suggested Literature
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 529 general literature references to PTERYGOTA (winged insects)
PTERYGOTA may also be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
INSECTA (insects) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 15995 feeding and other relationships of PTERYGOTA (winged insects)
