Abstract
The hitherto unnamed unities Neuropteriformia (Neuropteroidea + Coleopteroidea) and Mecopteriformia (Hymenoptera + Mecopteroidea) are widely discussed as being adelphotaxa of the Holometabola. A convincing autapomorphy of the Neuropteriformia is the transformation of the gonostyli of the female genital organs into vaginal palps with a sensory function. On the other hand, the production of the pupal cocoon from the secretion of modified salivary glands (labial glands) is seen as a derived feature of the Mecopteriformia.
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Ax, P. (2000). Neuropteriformia — Mecopteriformia. In: Multicellular Animals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10396-8_92
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