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Pistillifera

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Pistillifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
(unranked): Antliophora
Clade: Pistillifera
R. Willman 1987
Superfamilies
  • Panorpoidea
  • Raptipedia

Pistillifera is a suborder of endopterygote insects within the Mecoptera that contains the scorpionflies and hangingflies. It was described by R. Willmann in 1987.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Willmann, R. (1987). "The phylogenetic system of the Mecoptera". Systematic Entomology. 12 (4): 519–524. Bibcode:1987SysEn..12..519W. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1987.tb00222.x.