Myoglossata
| Myoglossata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Suborder: | Glossata |
| Cohort: | Myoglossata |
Myoglossata is a cohort of suborder Glossata within order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. It contains the subcohorts named as Myoglossata and Neolepidoptera.[1] Myoglossata is considered a clade, that is, a group of organisms made up of a single common ancestor and all of its descendants. They are distinguished by "intrinsic mouthparts".[2] These added intrinsic galeal muscles are unique to the Myoglossata and developed after the galeae changed to form sucking parts.[3]
References
- ↑ Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification. Online. November 6, 2007.
- ↑ Dugdale, J. S. 1988. Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue and keys to family group taxa. Fauna of New Zealand 14, 264 pages. Published 23 Sep 1988. Online. October 6, 2007.
- ↑ Krenn, H. W., Kristensen, N. P. 2007. Evolution of proboscis musculature in Lepidoptera. European Journal of Entomology,' 2004 (Vol. 101) (No. 4) 565-575.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/16/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.