Miomoptera
Sign in to saveMiomoptera is an extinct order of insects. Although it is thought to be a common ancestor of all holometabolous insects, because no smooth transition between Miomoptera and other holometabolous insect orders is known, it is considered to be in a separate order unto itself.
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It is catalogued under topics including Carboniferous first appearances, Extinct insect orders and Holometabola.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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Miomoptera is an extinct order of insects. Although it is thought to be a common ancestor of all holometabolous insects, because no smooth transition between Miomoptera and other holometabolous insect orders is known, it is considered to be in a separate order unto itself.
The Miomopterans were small insects, with unspecialised chewing mandibles and short abdominal cerci. They had four wings of equal size, with a relatively simple venation, similar to that of the more primitive living holometabolous insects, such as lacewings.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Miomoptera” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.