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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.

Synonyms

  • Order Dictyoptera
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