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Neuroptera \Neu*rop"te*ra\ (n[-u]*r[o^]p"t[-e]*r[.a]), prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + ptero`n a wing, fr. pte`sqai to fly.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of hexapod insects having two pairs of large, membranous, net-veined wings. The mouth organs are ...
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The insect order Neuroptera , or net-winged insects , includes the lacewings, mantidflies , antlions , and their relatives. The order contains about 6,000 species . The group was once known as Planipennia , and at that time also included alderflies , fishflies ...
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Apart from this feature the Trichoptera also differ from the typical Neuroptera in the relatively simple, mostly longitudinal neuration of the wings, the absence or obsolescence of the mandibles and the semi-haustellate nature of the rest of the mouth-parts.
These Neuroptera furnish the natives with a favourite food, grilled ants being considered a great delicacy.