Apterygota

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀπτέρυγος (aptérugos, “wingless”)

Proper noun

Apterygota

1. A taxonomic subclass within the class Insecta – the wingless insects.

Usage notes

• As Apterygota is considered paraphyletic, it may fall into disuse.

Hypernyms

• (subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class

Hyponyms

• (subclass): †Monura, Archaeognatha (now a subclass in Insecta), Zygentoma (syn. Thysanura, now in subclass Dicondylia)

Coordinate terms

• (subclass): Archaeognatha, Dicondylia, Pterygota (winged insects)