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Definition of Exopterygota
1. Noun. Subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis.
Group relationships: Class Hexapoda, Class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta
Generic synonyms: Class
Lexicographical Neighbors of Exopterygota
Literary usage of Exopterygota
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"These ancient exopterygota were synthetic in type, and included insects that may,
... It is hard to arrange the exopterygota in a linear series, ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"All such families—falling into the group exopterygota as defined in the classification
of the Hexapoda— were separated from the ..."
3. The Life-story of Insects by George Herbert Carpenter (1913)
"Examples have been given of the exceptional passive condition of the penultimate
instar in exopterygota. The instars preceding this presumably had ..."
4. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"INSECTS WITH INCOMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS (exopterygota) This subclass is represented
by a dozen orders in the UAE. Many are little known and because they ..."
5. What comes from what, or, The relationships of animals and plants by Charles L. Abbott (1922)
"Wings begin either as an external fold (exopterygota—Outside- winged) or as an
internal fold (Endopterygota—Inside winged), the inside method being the. ..."
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