Aparaglossata

Aparaglossata
Image depicting 4 taxa in the clade Aparaglossata Top right - Chrysopa sp. Top left - Aglais io Bottom right - Lamprima aurata Bottom left - Panorpa communis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
(unranked):	Holometabola
Clade:	Aparaglossata Peters et al. 2014
Clades
Mecopterida Neuropteroidea

Aparaglossata is a clade of insects comprising all modern holometabolous insects except for Hymenoptera.^[1] The clade is named for one of its most recognizable synapomorphies, the absence of paraglossae. The clade is also characterized by a modification of the ovipositor and a reduction in number of Malpighian tubules.

The larval groundplan of Aparaglossata was prognathous, had well-developed stemmata, and an H-shaped tentorium.