any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises
Word origin
New Latin, from Greek diktuon a net, from dikein to cast + pteron a wing
Examples of 'dictyopteran' in a sentence
dictyopteran
Herein we describe the ovipositor morphology of various fossil forms of dictyopteran insects.
Marie K. Hörnig, Carolin Haug, Joerg W. Schneider, Joachim T. Haug 2018, 'Evolution of reproductive strategies in dictyopteran insects—clues from ovipositormorphology of extinct roachoids', Acta Palaeontologica Polonicahttp://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app63/app003242016.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We suggest directions in extant and extinct species sampling to sharpen this chronological framework and dictyopteran evolutionary studies.
Frédéric Legendre, André Nel, Gavin J Svenson, Tony Robillard, Roseli Pellens, PhilippeGrandcolas 2015, 'Phylogeny of Dictyoptera: Dating the Origin of Cockroaches, Praying Mantises and Termiteswith Molecular Data and Controlled Fossil Evidence.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4511787?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)