Holometabola
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Endopterygota
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| Holometabola Temporal range: Molecular clock indicates a possible Mississippian origin[1]
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scorpionfly (order Mecoptera)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| (unranked): | Eumetabola |
| (unranked): | Holometabola Burmeister, 1835 |
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Endopterygota Sharp, 1898 | |
Holometabola (from
larval and adult stages differing considerably in their structure and behaviour. This is called holometabolism
, or complete metamorphism.
Evolution
The Holometabola constitute the most diverse insect superorder, with over 1 million living species divided between 11 orders, containing insects such as butterflies, flies, fleas, bees, ants, and beetles.[2]
The earliest holometabolan fossils date from the Carboniferous.[3]
The Holometabola are sometimes divided into three assemblages:
Hymenopteroida (Hymenoptera), and Panorpida
(Siphonaptera, Diptera, Trichoptera, Lepidoptera and Mecoptera).
Molecular analysis has clarified the group's phylogeny, as shown in the cladogram.[4]
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Description
The Endopterygota are distinguished from the
basal
among insects.
See also
References
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