Aparaglossata

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 (shared distinguishing feature); the absence of paraglossae. The clade is also characterized by a modification of the ovipositor and a reduction in number of Malpighian tubules.

Aparaglossata
All aparaglossata extant orders: row 1: Raphidioptera, Trichoptera row 2: Megaloptera, Lepidoptera row 3: Neuroptera, Diptera row 4: Coleoptera, Mecoptera row 5: Strepsiptera, Siphonaptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Clade:	Holometabola
Clade:	Aparaglossata Peters et al. 2014
Clades
Mecopterida Neuropteroidea

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

Phylogeny

Phylogeny of Aparaglossata:^[1][2]

Holometabola

Hymenopterida Hymenoptera (sawflies, wasps, ants, bees) Aparaglossata Neuropteroidea Neuropterida Raphidioptera (snakeflies) Megaloptera (alderflies and allies) Neuroptera (lacewings and allies) Coleopterida Coleoptera (beetles) Strepsiptera (twisted-wing parasites) Panorpida Amphiesmenoptera Trichoptera (caddisflies) Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths) Antliophora Diptera (true flies) Mecoptera (scorpionflies) Siphonaptera (fleas)