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Apterygota[‚ap·tə·rə′gōd·ə] (invertebrate zoology) A subclass of the Insecta characterized by being primitively wingless. Apterygota
Apterygota or Ametabola a subclass of primitive insects that have never evolved wings, and that undergo little or no METAMORPHOSIS. There is little change in form from INSTAR to instar. The subclass includes silverfish (Thysanura), springtails (Collembola), and Protura. Compare PTERYGOTA. |