Metapterygota is a clade of winged insects containing order Odonata and Infraclass Neoptera. They share morphological characteristics of a loss of caudal filiaments and a subimago stage. Genetically the clade is supported by similarities in the mitochondrial genomes. [1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Subclass: | Pterygota |
| Branch: | Metapterygota |
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Living SubgroupsEdit
PhylogenyEdit
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ Yeates, David K; Cameron, Stephen L; Trautwein, Michelle (May 2012). "A view from the edge of the forest: recent progress in understanding the relationships of the insect orders: The relationships of the insect orders". Australian Journal of Entomology. 51 (2): 79–87. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.2012.00857.x.
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