Pedigree: Superorder Endopterygota

The PEDIGREE of

Superorder Endopterygota

(Hymenoptera & Mercopteroidae form one clade; Neuroptera & Raphidioptera & Megaloptera form the clade Neuropteroidea; the other two form a third clade); aka Holometabola

"Child(ren)": Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ; Order Hymenoptera (sawflies : wasps : ants) ; Supraorder Mercopteroidae (Flies, Moths, etc.) ; Neuroptera (lacewings) ; Raphidioptera (snakeflies) ; Megaloptera (alderflies etc.)

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														/	-- Kingdom of Animals +	====> [ 56]
													/	-- Subkingdom of Metazoa (Multicellular Animals)
												/	-- Superbranch Eumetazoa
											/	-- Superphylum Planulozoa
										/	-- Branch Bilateria
									/	-- Infrakingdom (Grade) of Coelomates
									/		\| (skip this generation?)
								/	-- Subgrade of Protostomia
								/		\| or: Clade Nephrozoa
							/	-- Superphylum Ecdysozoa
						/	-- Supraphylum Panarthropoda
					/	-- Phylum Arthropoda
				/	-- Subphylum Tetraconata
				/		\| or: Superclass Panhexapoda in Infraphylum Atelocerata
			/	-- Epiclass Hexapoda
		/	-- Class Insecta
	/	-- Subclass Pterygota (winged insects)
/	-- Infraclass Neoptera
/
- Superorder Endopterygota

``3-Great Grandchildren:'' Family Coccinellidae (Ladybird Beetles) ; Family Curculionidae (True Weevils) ; Family Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles) ; Family Formicidae (ants) ; Family Apidae ; Parvorder Ditrysia ; Microorder Muscomorpha

``9-Great Grandchild:'' Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies)