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Metamorphoses: complete North American Families: 5 North American Species: 68 |
Mecoptera
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Description: Scorpionflies are slender, medium-sized insects, 18-25 mm long. The lower part of the head is prolonged into a snout with the chewing mouthparts at the end. The wings are long, narrow and membranous and both pairs are similar in size, shape and venation. There is one wingless genus found in Canada. Structure of male genitalia in certain families is bulbous and recurved resembling a scorpion. |
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| Comments: Scorpionflies are found in woods, ravines and similar areas of dense vegetation. Members of our wingless genus are often found running on the surface of snow on sunny winter days. Because of this habit, they are known as snow scorpionflies. Eggs are laid on the ground and larvae live in or on the surface of the soil. | |||
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 Panorpidae: Common scorpionflies Size: 12 to 20 mm |
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