Planipennia


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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.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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