Scorpionflies

Mecoptera

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Mecoptera (Scorpionflies) is an order of insects. There are 683 species of Scorpionflies, in 37 genera and 9 families. This order has been around since the pennsylvanian sub-period. It includes groups like Apteropanorpidae, Forcepflies, and Common Scorpionflies.

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EOL has data for 10 attributes, including:

developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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holometabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.
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first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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pennsylvanian sub-period
- URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Pennsylvanian
- Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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1159
visual system
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002104
- Definition: The sensory system subserving the sense of vision.
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stemmata
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000046
- Definition: Eye-spots which may be set into a pit to reduce the angles of light that enters, to allow the organism to deduce the angle of incoming light. Lens-like structures may be present, but stemmata, unlike lens eyes, cannot form an image, either for lack of refractive power or retinal resolution.
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wing morphology
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/WingMorphology
- Definition: Qualities pertaining to the size, shape or structure of the wing.
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macropterous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/macropterous
- Definition: The presence of fully functional wings.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of scorpionflies. View this species on GBIF

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Scorpionfly Habitats

The environments in which many scorpionflies species are known to live. Select an environment to see its scorpionflies species checklist.

scorpionflies Habitats

The environments in which many scorpionflies species are known to live. Select an environment to see its scorpionflies species checklist.

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