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Mecoptera
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Mecoptera (from Ancient Greek μῆκος (mêkos), meaning 'length', and πτερόν (pterón), meaning 'wing') 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 rostra. The Bittacidae, or hangingflies, are another prominent family and are known for their elaborate mating rituals, in which females choose mates based on the quality
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Mecoptera is an order of insects within the class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda, and kingdom Animalia. It belongs to the parent taxon Holometabola. The group has been described in sources such as the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and Nordisk familjebok. Common names for the taxon include Schorpioenvliegen and nebbfluer.
The temporal range of Mecoptera begins in the Permian period, approximately 299 million years ago. Records of the order are held by institutions including NHMUK, YPM, and VMNH, with occurrences documented in the United Kingdom and the United States. A total of 162,818 occurrences have been recorded, while specific datasets contain 1,005 records and 66 media items.
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Vinony's link graph records 311 inbound references to Mecoptera, and connects out to Diptera, Carl Linnaeus and flea.
Vinony files it under Extant Permian first appearances, Insect orders and Mecoptera.
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Species
Mecoptera
ORDER
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderMecoptera
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,005
- With media
- 66
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, YPM, VMNH
- Recorded in
- United Kingdom, United States
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Holometabola
- Image
- Bittacidae fg1.jpg
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- Mecoptera
- taxon name
- Mecoptera
- taxon common name
- nebbfluer
- start time
- 299000000-
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- temporal range start
- Permian
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Article · Español
Los mecópteros (Mecoptera, del griego: mecos = "largo", ptera = "ala"). Son un orden de insectos neópteros, con el cuerpo tubuliforme y las piezas bucales sumamente largas formando una especie de pico o rostro con mandíbulas modificadas. Los órganos reproductores de algunos machos recuerdan el postabdomen de los escorpiones, por lo que también son conocidos con la denominación de moscas escorpión. A pesar de ello, los mecópteros son totalmente inofensivos. Se conocen unas 600 especies vivas repartidas en unos 34 géneros (y unas 400 especies extintas en unos 87 géneros). Estos insectos normalmente se encuentran en las zonas boscosas húmedas, las hembras depositan sus huevos en el suelo, y las larvas se alimentan en general de las hojas en descomposición y de las materias que forman el mantillo en general. Algunas especies son capaces de atacar a otros insectos a los cuales devoran, y con frecuencia se les ve colgando de sus patas anteriores, agarradas a las hojas o ramitas, prestas a coger con las posteriores pequeños insectos o arañas. Algunas especies de mecópteros se alimentan de néctar y también comen pétalos de flores; sus larvas, en cambio, se nutren de una gran variedad de hojas de plantas comunes.
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