How To Use Mecoptera In A Sentence
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Mecoptera: long-winged: neuropterous insects with similar, large, unfolded wings; mouth mandibulate, prolonged into a beak: head free; thorax agglutinated; transformations complete: the scorpion flies or Panorpidae.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
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The hymenopteran and mecopteran arolium may be patterned in lines.
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Panorpidae (true scorpionflies) is the most speciose family of mecopterans.
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These small, darkly colored mecopterans are most often and most easily seen on snow.
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There are about 550 species of mecopterans worldwide, with 81 species in the United States and Canada.
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The hymenopteran and mecopteran arolium may be patterned in lines.
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Panorpatae: = Mecoptera; q.v. Pantherine: in color, almost like cervinus; q.v.: in maculation, like those of a panther.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
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Two different types of ovaries have been described in mecopterans.
