Order Zoraptera

Greek "zor" meaning pure and "aptera" meaning wingless

1. Minute, soft-bodied, slender and pale colored insects with chewing mouthparts
2. Characteristic 9-segmented filiform antenna
3. Compound eyes and dorsal ocelli in winged forms
4. Wingless forms blind
5. Two pairs of wings when present
6. Forewing larger than hind wing with reduced venation, shed by breakage

• Zoraptera - from NCSU
• Gordon's Zoraptera Page
• FAMU on the Web
  • The Zoraptera Database