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* [[Nannochoristidae]]
 
* [[Boreidae]] (snow fleas)
 
* [[Siphonaptera]] (fleas)
 
* [[Meropeidae]] (earwig flies)
 
* [[Eomeropidae]]
 
* [[Apteropanorpidae]]
 
* [[Choristidae]]
 
* [[Panorpodidae]]
 
* [[Bittacidae]] (hanging flies)
 
* [[Panorpidae]] (scorpion flies)
 
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'''Mecoptera''' are an order of [[insect]]s with about 600 species worldwide. Together with the [[Siphonaptera]], or [[flea]]s, they have about 3000 species. Recent [[DNA]] evidence shows that fleas, which are traditionally considered to be also of order level, are highly specialized Mecoptera. Mecoptera are sometimes called '''scorpion flies''' 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.
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| common_name = Scorpionflies
* [http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Mecoptera&contgroup=Endopterygota Mecoptera at the Tree of Life]
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* [http://www.myrmecos.net/insects/mecoptera.html Mecoptera image gallery at myrmecos.net]
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| latin_name = Mecoptera
 
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'''Mecoptera''' (from the Greek: ''meco-'' = "long", ''ptera-'' = "wings") are an order of insects with about 550 species in nine families worldwide. 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.
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Mecoptera

Mecoptera

Scorpionflies (Mecoptera)

Order: Mecoptera

Description: Mecoptera (from the Greek: meco- = "long", ptera- = "wings") are an order of insects with about 550 species in nine families worldwide. 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.