Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A suborder of lepidopterous insects, erected by Packard, containing only the family Eriocephalidæ: distinguished from the
Palæolepidoptera (the Micropterygidæ only) and the Lepidoptera Haustellata (all the other families).
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Micropterygidae; mandibles not functionally present; pupa incomplete or obtect: see paleolepidoptera and protolepidoptera.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Paleolepidoptera: haustellate Lepidoptera in which the mandibles are distinct and the pupa is free: includes the Micropterygidae only: see protolepidoptera and neolepidoptera.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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