The mécoptères ( Mecoptera ) are one of Insecte S, of the Ptérygote S, section of the Néoptère S, division of the Holométabole S, the Mécoptéroïdé S.

Characteristics

The mécoptères are characterized by

• head in form of rostre and in the male an often bent abdomen, similar to that of a scorpion,
• two pairs of wings.

The word comes from the old Greek mêkos , “length”.

They are carnivorous insects or necrophagous, among which one finds:

• the Panorpe ('' Panorpa '' sp.) or fly-scorpion.

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