Neoptera

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”) and πτερόν (pterón, “wing”). === Proper noun === Neoptera Winged insects that can flex their wings over their abdomens A taxonomic infraclass within the clade Metapterygota. A taxonomic infraclass within the subclass Pterygota. ==== Usage notes ==== There is likely to be some alteration in the immediate hypernym and hyponyms of this new taxon. ==== Hypernyms ==== (infraclass in Metapterygota): Animalia – kingdom; Eumetazoa – subkingdom; Bilateria, Nephrozoa, Protostomia, Ecdysozoa – clades; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Dicondylia – clade; Pterygota – subclass; Metapterygota – clade (infraclass in Pterygota): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass ==== Hyponyms ==== (infraclass in Metapterygota): Hemipterodea, Endopterygota, Blattodea, Mantodea, Isoptera, Zoraptera, Grylloblattodea, Dermaptera, Plecoptera, Orthoptera, Phasmida, Embioptera, Mantophasmatodea – orders (infraclass in Pterygota): Holometabola, Neuropterida, Paraneoptera, Polyneoptera – superorders Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Mecoptera, Siphonaptera, Strepsiptera, Trichoptera; Megaloptera, Neuroptera, Raphidioptera; Hemiptera, Psocodea, Thysanoptera; Blattodea, Dermaptera, Embioptera, Grylloblattodea, Mantodea, Mantophasmatodea, Orthoptera, Phasmida, Plecoptera, Zoraptera – orders ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ English: neopteran → Greek: νεόπτερα (neóptera) === References === Neoptera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Neoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Neoptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Neoptera at National Center for Biotechnology Information Neoptera at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Neoptera at the Tree of Life Web Project