Panorpida
| Panorpida | |
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| Elenchus maorianus (female in delphacid host) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| (unranked): | Endopterygota |
| Superorder: | Panorpida |
| Clades | |
Panorpida or Mecopterida is a superorder of Endopterygota. The monophyly of the Panorpida is based on the reduction or loss of the ovipositor and several internal characteristics, including a muscle connecting a pleura and first axillary sclerite at the base of the wing. The monophyly of the Panorpida is also supported by molecular data.
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