(Zool.) A suborder of Neuroptera, including those that have broad, flat wings, as the ant-lion, lacewing, etc. Called also Planipennes.
Planipennia
Planipennia
[‚plan·ə′pen·ē·ə] (invertebrate zoology) A suborder of insects in the order Neuroptera in which the larval mandibles are modified for piercing and for sucking.