Metapterygota
Metapterygota is a clade of winged insects containing order Odonata and Infraclass Neoptera. They share morphological characteristics of a loss of caudal filaments and a subimago stage. Genetically the clade is supported by similarities in the mitochondrial genomes.
Classification
- Superorder Odonatoptera
- * Order Protodonata or Meganisoptera †
- * Order Protanisoptera †
- * Order Triadophlebioptera †
- * Order Protozygoptera or Archizygoptera †
- * Order Odonata
- Infraclass Neoptera
- * Polyneoptera
- ** Order Caloneurodea †
- ** Order Glosselytrodea †
- ** Order Titanoptera †
- ** Order Protorthoptera †
- ** Order Plecoptera
- ** Order Embioptera
- ** Order Zoraptera
- ** Order Dermaptera
- ** Order Orthoptera
- ** Order Phasmatodea
- ** Superorder Notoptera
- *** Order Grylloblattodea
- *** Order Mantophasmatodea
- ** Superorder Dictyoptera
- *** Order Blattodea
- *** Order Mantodea
- *** Order Alienoptera †
- * Eumetabola
- ** Order Miomoptera †
- ** Paraneoptera
- *** Order Psocodea
- *** Superorder Condylognatha
- **** Order Thysanoptera
- **** Order Hemiptera
- ** Endopterygota
- *** Superorder Hymenopterida
- **** Order Hymenoptera
- *** Aparaglossata
- **** Neuropteroidea
- ***** Superorder Neuropterida
- ****** Order Raphidioptera
- ****** Order Megaloptera
- ****** Order Neuroptera
- ***** Superorder Coleopterida
- ****** Order Coleoptera
- ****** Order Strepsiptera
- **** Superorder Panorpida
- ***** Antliophora
- ****** Mecopteroidea
- ******* Order Mecoptera
- ******* Order Siphonaptera
- ****** Order Diptera
- ****** Order Protodiptera †
- ***** Amphiesmenoptera
- ****** Order Trichoptera
- ****** Order Lepidoptera