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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies (Mecoptera) » Forcepflies (Meropeidae) » Merope

Genus Merope

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Range · Remarks · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Mecoptera (Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies)
Family Meropeidae (Forcepflies)
Genus Merope
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Merope Newman, 1838
Explanation of Names
In Greek mythology, Merope was one of the seven Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
Numbers
A single species in the genus (1)
Size
body 8-15 mm
Range
e. NA(1)
Remarks
see the species page for more details
Works Cited
1.World checklist of extant Mecoptera species
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 6 November, 2005 - 10:51am
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov
Last updated 21 September, 2011 - 9:54pm

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