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Apterous

Apterous insects are those without wings. For example, bristletails.

A photograph of a Sea Bristletail (_Petrobius maritimus_).

Insects, like this Sea Bristletail (Petrobius maritimus), are described as apterous or without wings.

The term Apterous can also be used to describe insects that had wings but have subsequently lost them, such as fleas.

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