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'''Mecoptera''' (from the [[Greek language|Greek]]: ''meco-'' = "long", ''ptera-'' = "wings") are an order of [[insect]]s with about 600 species worldwide. Mecoptera are sometimes called '''scorpionflies''' after their largest non-flea family, [[Panorpidae]], in which the males have enlarged genitals that look similar to the stinger of a [[scorpion]]. The [[Bittacidae]], or '''hangingflies''', are a prominent family of elongate insects known for their elaborate mating rituals, in which females choose mates based on the quality of gift prey offered by various males. | '''Mecoptera''' (from the [[Greek language|Greek]]: ''meco-'' = "long", ''ptera-'' = "wings") are an order of [[insect]]s with about 600 species worldwide. Mecoptera are sometimes called '''scorpionflies''' after their largest non-flea family, [[Panorpidae]], in which the males have enlarged genitals that look similar to the stinger of a [[scorpion]]. The [[Bittacidae]], or '''hangingflies''', are a prominent family of elongate insects known for their elaborate mating rituals, in which females choose mates based on the quality of gift prey offered by various males. | ||
| − | Recent [[DNA]] evidence{{ | + | Recent [[DNA]] evidence{{Fact|date=February 2007}} indicates that [[flea]]s, which are traditionally considered an order as well (Order [[Siphonaptera]]), are instead highly specialized Mecoptera. <!-- There is some morphological evidence for the grouping of Siphonaptera and Mecoptera [[Boreidae]]. [there is at least one word missing here] Two [[synapomorphy|synapomorphies]] are the production of [[resilin]], a very flexible and springy type of cuticle, and a reversion to [[panoistic ovariole]]s. --> Grouped together with the fleas, Mecoptera would have about 3000 species. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*{{cite book|author=[[David Grimaldi|Grimaldi, D.]] and [[Michael S. Engel|Engel, M.S.]] |title=Evolution of the Insects|year=[[2005]]|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|id=ISBN 0-521-82149-5}} | *{{cite book|author=[[David Grimaldi|Grimaldi, D.]] and [[Michael S. Engel|Engel, M.S.]] |title=Evolution of the Insects|year=[[2005]]|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|id=ISBN 0-521-82149-5}} | ||
| − | * {{cite journal| | + | * {{cite journal |author=Whiting, M. F. |title=Mecoptera is paraphyletic: multiple genes and phylogeny of Mecoptera and Siphonaptera | year = 2002 | journal = [[Zoologica Scripta]] |volume = 31 | issue = 1 | pages = 93 |url=http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=synergy&synergyAction=showAbstract&doi=10.1046/j.0300-3256.2001.00095.x}} |
| − | author=Whiting, M. | ||
| − | title=Mecoptera is paraphyletic: multiple genes and phylogeny of Mecoptera and Siphonaptera | | ||
| − | year = 2002 | | ||
| − | journal = Zoologica Scripta | | ||
| − | volume = 31 | | ||
| − | issue = 1 | | ||
| − | pages = 93 | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Insects]] | [[Category:Insects]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Mecoptera| | + | [[Category:Mecoptera| ]] |
[[de:Schnabelfliegen]] | [[de:Schnabelfliegen]] | ||
[[fr:Mecoptera]] | [[fr:Mecoptera]] | ||
| + | [[it:Mecoptera]] | ||
| + | [[ka:ბუზმორიელები]] | ||
[[lt:Skorpionmusės]] | [[lt:Skorpionmusės]] | ||
| + | [[nl:Mecoptera]] | ||
| + | [[ja:シリアゲムシ目]] | ||
[[no:Skorpionfluer]] | [[no:Skorpionfluer]] | ||
[[pl:Wojsiłki]] | [[pl:Wojsiłki]] | ||
Revision as of 00:54, 9 May 2007
Mecoptera (from the Greek: meco- = "long", ptera- = "wings") are an order of insects with about 600 species worldwide. Mecoptera are sometimes called scorpionflies after their largest non-flea family, Panorpidae, in which the males have enlarged genitals that look similar to the stinger of a scorpion. The Bittacidae, or hangingflies, are a prominent family of elongate insects known for their elaborate mating rituals, in which females choose mates based on the quality of gift prey offered by various males.
Recent DNA evidenceTemplate:Fact indicates that fleas, which are traditionally considered an order as well (Order Siphonaptera), are instead highly specialized Mecoptera. Grouped together with the fleas, Mecoptera would have about 3000 species.
- Panorpa communis with prey I.jpg
Panorpa communis female with prey
- Panorpa communis V.jpg
Panorpa communis male
- Detail of Panorpa communis.jpg
Detail of head
References
- Grimaldi, D. and Engel, M.S. (2005). Evolution of the Insects. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-82149-5.
- Template:Cite journal
External links
de:Schnabelfliegen fr:Mecoptera it:Mecoptera ka:ბუზმორიელები lt:Skorpionmusės nl:Mecoptera ja:シリアゲムシ目 no:Skorpionfluer pl:Wojsiłki sv:Näbbsländor uk:Скорпіонові мухи zh:長翅目
