Aparaglossata is a clade of
insects
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of j ...
comprising all modern
holometabolous
Holometabolism, also called complete metamorphosis, is a form of insect development which includes four life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and imago (or adult). Holometabolism is a synapomorphic trait of all insects in the superorder Endopterygota. ...
insects except for
Hymenoptera.
[ The clade is named for one of its most recognizable synapomorphies, the absence of paraglossae. The clade is also characterized by a modification of the ovipositor and a reduction in number of ]Malpighian tubules
The Malpighian tubule system is a type of excretory and osmoregulatory system found in some insects, myriapods, arachnids and tardigrades.
The system consists of branching tubules extending from the alimentary canal that absorbs solutes, water ...
.
The larval groundplan of Aparaglossata was prognathous, had well-developed stemmata
A simple eye (sometimes called a pigment pit) refers to a form of eye or an optical arrangement composed of a single lens and without an elaborate retina such as occurs in most vertebrates. In this sense "simple eye" is distinct from a multi-l ...
, and an H-shaped tentorium.
Phylogeny
Phylogeny of Aparaglossata[
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References
Insect taxa
Protostome unranked clades
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