Aparaglossata

Aparaglossata
File:Aparaglossata montage 2.0.jpg
All aparaglossata extant orders: row 1: Raphidioptera, Trichoptera row 2: Megaloptera, Lepidoptera row 3: Neuroptera, Diptera row 4: Coleoptera, Mecoptera row 5: Strepsiptera, Siphonaptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Clade:	Holometabola
Clade:	Aparaglossata Peters et al. 2014
Clades
Mecopterida Neuropteroidea

Aparaglossata is a clade of insects comprising all modern holometabolous insects except for Hymenoptera. The clade is named for one of its most recognizable synapomorphies (shared distinguishing feature); the absence of paraglossae. The clade is also characterized by a modification of the ovipositor and a reduction in number of Malpighian tubules.

The larval groundplan of Aparaglossata was prognathous, had well-developed stemmata, and had an H-shaped tentorium.

Phylogeny

Phylogeny of Aparaglossata:

Holometabola

Hymenopterida Hymenoptera (sawflies, wasps, ants, bees) File:European wasp white bg.jpg Aparaglossata Neuropteroidea Neuropterida Raphidioptera (snakeflies) File:Raphidia icon.png Megaloptera (alderflies and allies) File:Corydalus cornutus illustration (rotated).png Neuroptera (lacewings and allies) File:Osmylus (white background).jpg Coleopterida Coleoptera (beetles) File:Pseudacrossus przewalskyi (Reitter, 1887).jpg Strepsiptera (twisted-wing parasites) File:Elenchus koebelei.jpg Panorpida Amphiesmenoptera Trichoptera (caddisflies) File:RHYACOPHILA DORSALIS Male Pont Forge de Sailly Watigny 02 MHNT.jpg Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths) File:Arctia villica SLU.JPG Antliophora Diptera (true flies) File:Common house fly, Musca domestica.jpg Mecoptera (scorpionflies) File:Scorpionfly (white background).jpg Siphonaptera (fleas) File:Pulex irritans female ZSM (white background).jpg