Notoptera
- Pronunciation
- /NOH-toh-PTER-uh/
- Category
- Taxonomy
- Singular
- Notoptera
- Plural
- Notoptera
Definition
An ordinal name first used by Crampton in 1915, but which was recently suggested as a suitable order name for the sister taxa Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) and Grylloblattodea (rock crawlers), which can be considered to be suborders of Notoptera. The status of gladiators as a separate order will undoubtedly remain controversial for some time, as this order was named only in 2002 and has been little studied thus far.
Etymology
From Greek 'notos', meaning 'south', and 'ptera', meaning 'wings'.
Example
The Notoptera are a group of insects that includes the gladiators and rock crawlers.