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Dicondylia

Dicondylia

Translingual

Baetis tricaudatus, subimago male (subclass Pterygota)

Proper noun

Dicondylia

  1. A taxonomic clade within the class Insecta – all living insects, excluding the primitive Monocondylia.
  2. A taxonomic subclass within the class Insecta – the single order Zygentoma.

Usage notes

The clade basal Dicondylia is monotypic with the order Zygentoma (= Thysanura specifically excluding the families Machilidae and Meinertellidae).

Hyponyms

  • (clade): basal Dicondylia, Pterygota (subclass) (clades)
  • (subclass): Zygentoma - sole order