Dictyoptera (Noun)
Meaning
In some classifications replaced by the orders (here suborders) Blattodea (cockroaches) and Manteodea (mantids); in former classifications often subsumed under a much broader order Orthoptera.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The insect order Dictyoptera was previously considered a distinct group, but now it's often divided into suborders within other classifications.
- Some sources group cockroaches and mantids as suborders Blattodea and Manteodea under the order Dictyoptera, which remains an option for categorization.
- Researchers consider Dictyoptera as a former broad order, with suborders such as Blattodea and Manteodea eventually breaking away.
- Classification schemes differ on the taxonomic position of cockroaches and mantids, some classifying them under Dictyoptera as Blattodea and Manteodea suborders.
- Taxonomists debate the hierarchy and nomenclature, including the existence of the Dictyoptera order as it often subsumes or splits off Blattodea and Manteodea suborders.