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Terms related to 'Broad groups of insects'

A group containing terms related to insect subclasses (part of the way that insects are classified by entomologists).

Terms in this group

Apterous
meaning without wings.
Apterygota
a subclass of the Class Insecta. This subclass contains the Orders of wingless insects.
Endopterygota
the development of the wings inside the body of an insect.
Exopterygota
the development of the wings outside the body in insects.
Insects
the largest Class of arthropods and the most diverse group of animals in the world.
Pterygota
the name given to the Subclass of insects that possess wings.