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Mecoptera

Insect Orders

Mecoptera is an insect order of roughly 600 species in nine families, most commonly called scorpionflies after the family Panorpidae, whose males carry enlarged genitalia held up over the body resembling a scorpion sting. The order also includes the hangingflies of family Bittacidae, known for elaborate mating rituals built around gift-giving, and the snow scorpionflies of family Boreidae, some of which are seen walking across snowfields.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Order 2
Member Count Band
100 to 1000 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Permian 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
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Japan

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Taiwan

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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ205301, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Mecoptera
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    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.
  • In Group: Holometabolous Insect Orders, Lead
    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.
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3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Mecoptera
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 868
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Mecoptera
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Mecoptera" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 298.9 ... "early_interval": "Asselian"
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Wikidata: Mecoptera
Wikidata Q205301, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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