Notoptera comprises Grylloblattodea and Mantophasmatodea. Which statement is true?

Notoptera comprises Grylloblattodea and Mantophasmatodea. Which statement is true?

• A. They form the resurrected Notoptera
• B. They form the order Mantodea
• C. They form the order Phasmatodea
• D. They form the order Orthoptera

Answer: (A)

Notoptera is a named lineage that groups Grylloblattodea and Mantophasmatodea into a single, distinct evolutionary branch. These two orders share a set of features and a history that justify treating them as a unit separate from the other exopterygote orders. Because of this, taxonomists revived the term Notoptera to reflect this clade, rather than placing these two orders inside Mantodea, Phasmatodea, or Orthoptera. So the true statement is that Grylloblattodea and Mantophasmatodea form the resurrected Notoptera.

Notoptera is a named lineage that groups Grylloblattodea and Mantophasmatodea into a single, distinct evolutionary branch. These two orders share a set of features and a history that justify treating them as a unit separate from the other exopterygote orders. Because of this, taxonomists revived the term Notoptera to reflect this clade, rather than placing these two orders inside Mantodea, Phasmatodea, or Orthoptera. So the true statement is that Grylloblattodea and Mantophasmatodea form the resurrected Notoptera.