Articles relating to the Pterygota, a subclass of insects that includes the winged insects. It also includes insect orders that are secondarily wingless (that is, insect groups whose ancestors once had wings but that have lost them as a result of subsequent evolution). The pterygotan group comprises almost all insects. The insect orders not included are the Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) and the Zygentoma (silverfishes and firebrats), two primitively wingless insect orders. Also not included is Entognatha, which consist of three orders no longer considered to be insects: Protura, Collembola, and Diplura.
Subcategories
This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
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- Palaeodictyopteroidea (8 P)
Pages in category "Pterygota"
The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.