Neoptera

Neopterans; Temporal range: Late Carboniferous–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
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	Honeybee (order Hymenoptera)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Branch:	Metapterygota
Infraclass:	Neoptera

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Neoptera is a classification group that includes most part of the winged insects, specifically those that can flex their wings over their abdomens. This is in contrast with the more basal orders of winged insects (the "Palaeoptera" assemblage), which are unable to flex their wings in this way.

Classification

Originally, the taxon Neoptera was proposed by А.М. Martynov, in the following classification:^[1]

Pterygota

division Palaeoptera
- order Odonata
- order Agnatha (correct name: Ephemeroptera)
- †order Dictyoneuridea
- †order Megasecoptera
- †order Protodonata
- †order Protephemeroidea
division Neoptera
- subdivision Polyneoptera
  - superorder Orthopteroidea
    - order Orthoptera (correct name: Saltatoria)
    - order Plecoptera
    - order Dermaptera
    - order Embioptera
  - superorder Blattopteroidea (senior name: Pandictyoptera)
    - order Blattodea
    - order Mantodea
    - order Isoptera
- subdivision Paraneoptera
  - superorder Hemiptera (correct name: Arthroidignatha)
    - order Phytophtires (correct name: Plantisuga)
    - order Auchenorrhyncha
    - order Heteroptera
  - subdivision Oligoneoptera

The order Thysanoptera originally had uncertain systematic position, and later was attributed to Paraneoptera.

Later, a number of other classifications had been proposed. According to various points of view, Neoptera is subordinated either directly to Pterygota (as in the Martynov's classification), or to Metapterygota: 1. Pterygota Gegenbaur 1878 1.1. Ephemeroptera Hyatt & Arms 1890 1.2. Metapterygota Börner 1909 1.2.1. Odonata Fabricius 1793 1.2.2. Neoptera Martynov 1923