Mecoptera

Translingual thumb|A typical scorpion Fly. Panorpa communis. Mecoptera. The apparent "sting" in the tail is harmless. Etymology From mul grc μῆκος length, long and grc πτερόν wings. Proper noun order class Insecta scorpionflies Hypernyms order Hyponyms order †Aneuretopsychidae family, Apteropanorpidae family, †Australochoristidae family, Bittacidae family (hangingflies), Boreidae family (snow scorpionfly snow scorpionflies), Choristidae family, †Choristopsychidae family, †Cimbrophlebiidae family, †Dinopanorpidae family, †Permochoristidae family, †Englathaumatidae family, Eomeropidae family, Meropeidae family (earwigflies), †Mesopsychidae family, †Nedubroviidae family, Panorpidae family (common scorpionfly common scorpionflies), Panorpodidae family(short-faced scorpionfly short-faced scorpionflies), †Permochoristidae family, Pseudopolycentropodidae family families References