mecoptera

• Insectes de l'ordre des Mécoptères, caractérisés par des ailes membraneuses longues et fines, et une tête prolongée en forme de bec avec des pièces buccales broyeuses.

An order of carnivorous insects characterized by long membranous wings and elongated beaklike heads with chewing mouthparts at the tip.

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1. Order of carnivorous insectsC2formalscientific

   An order of insects that are typically carnivorous, characterized by long membranous wings and elongated beaklike heads with chewing mouthparts at the tip.

   Mécoptères

   • Mecoptera are often called scorpionflies due to the male's tail-like reproductive organ.
   • Most Mecoptera species are found in moist environments near streams or forests.
   • Fossil records show that Mecoptera were abundant during the Permian period.