Editing Neoptera (section)

{{short description|Infraclass of insects}}
{{automatic taxobox
| fossil_range= {{Fossil range|Late Carboniferous|Present}}
| image = Agapostemon texanus.jpg
| image_upright = 1.2
| image_caption = Neopterans including bees (order [[Hymenoptera]]) can fold their wings over their abdomens.
| taxon = Neoptera
| authority = [[Andrey Vasilyevich Martynov|Martynov]], 1923
| subdivision_ranks = Subgroups
| subdivision = * [[Eumetabola]]
** [[Holometabola]]
** [[Paraneoptera]]
* [[Polyneoptera]]
}}

'''Neoptera''' ([[Ancient Greek]] ''néos'' ("new") + ''pterón'' ("wing")) is a classification group that includes most orders of the winged [[insect]]s, specifically those that can flex their wings over their [[abdomen]]s. This is in contrast with the more [[basal (evolution)|basal]] [[order (biology)|order]]s of winged insects (the "[[Palaeoptera]]" assemblage), which are unable to flex their wings in this way.