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Collembola Poduridae

Short 4 segmented antennae


Eyes present


Pronotum developed


Furcula with enlarged Dens



Suborder Arthropleona
Family Hyprogastruridae

linear body, Smooth integumen, Raised pronotum, Reduces furcula, Eyees present

Suborder: Arthopleona


Family: Isotomidea

Linear body: smooth integuman pronotum small usually not visable from above


4-6 segmented Antennae


Thin head

Suborder: Arthropleona


Family: Entomobryidae

Body linear, Integument covered with scales and setae, Pronotum reduced and usually not visable from above. Antennae 4-6 segmented, segment 4 at least as long as segment 3, long legs, furcula well developed

Suborder symphypleona


Family sminthuridae

Oval abdomen 4 basal segments


Well develoed Furcula


Eyes present


Antennae much longer than head

Order Diplura

Elongate cerci, 10 segmented abdomen, Elongate many segmented Antennae, 1 segmented tarsus,eyes absent

Order Archaeognatha or microcoryphia


Family Machilidae

Jumping bristletails. 2 lateral cerci. Median caudal filiment. elongate filiform antennae.

Order thysanura


Bristletails or silverfish


Family Lepismatidae

2 Cerci and median caudal filiment are equal in length


Flattened scaly body



Order emphemeroptera

Short bristle like antennae,

Family Odonata


Suborder anisoptera


superfamily Aeshnoidea


Family Gomphidae



Fore and hindwing triangles similar


Brace vein present in wing


Eyes widely seperated above


Abdomen often swollen at tip

Order odonata


suborder anisoptera


Superfamily Aeshnoidea


Family aeshinidae

Forwing and hind wing triangles similar


Brace vein present


Eyes contiguous for some


Abdomen uniform in diameter

Order Odonata


Suborder anisoptera


Superfamily Libelluloidea


Family libellulidae

Fore and hind wing triangles dissimilar


Brace vein absent


Eyes contiguous from above


Anal loop present, elongate and foot shaped

Order Odonata


Suborder zygoptera (Damselfly)


Superfamily Calopterygoida


Family Calopterygidae

Wings gradually narrowed at base, not stalked


10 or more antenodal crossveins

Order Odonata


Suborder Zygoptera


Superfamily lestoidea


Family Lestidae

Wings stalked at base


Only 2 or 3 antenodal crossveins


M3 arising nearer to arculus than to nodus

Order Odonata


Suborder Zygoptera


Superfamily coenagrionoidea
Family Coenagrionidae

Body 24-40 mm often blue or green


Wings stalked at base

Order orthoptera


Suborder caelifera


Family Acrididae

Pronotum not extended over abdomen


All tarsi 3-segmented


Tympanum usually present on 1st abdominal pleuron


Arolium (plural-Arolia) present on pretarsus

Order orthoptera


Suborder caelifera


Family Tetrigidae



Lack auditory or stridulatory organs


Forwings vestigial


hind wings normal


Pronotum extended back over abdomen

Order orthoptera


suborder ensifera


Family stenopelmatidae

Jerusalem crickets


Wings absent


Short and thick fossorial legs



Order orthoptera


Suborder Ensifera


Family Rhaphidophorida

Cave/camel crickets


Strongly humped back


Very long antennae


Wings usually absent


Large sword like ovipositor

Order orthoptera


Suborder Ensifera


Family Tettigoniidae

Katydids and longhorned grasshoppers


Long hairlike antennae


most are green leaf mimics


Long ovipositor


Tympanum usually present on fore tibia



Order orthoptera


Suborder ensifera


Family Gryllidae

Field and tree crickets


Tympanum present on forelegs


Wings usually present


Forelegs slender and hindlegs saltatorial


elongate cerci


Gryllinae Black crickets


Oecanthinae Tree crickets

Order orthoptera


Suborder Ensifera


Family Gryllotalpidae

Mole crickets


Large tan colored


Fossorial front legs


3 segmented tarsi


Elongate cerci

Order Phasmatodea

Walking sticks

Order grylloblattodea

Rock crawlers and snow crickets


wingless

Order mantophasmatodia

Resemble robust walkingstick


Triangular mantis like head


Long antennae


Larger eyes than grylloblatodea\


Wingless

Order Embiidina

Webspinners


eyes present but poorly developed. even more reduced in females. No ocelli


Cerci 2 segmented and asymmetrical



Order dermaptera


Family Forficulidae

Earwigs

Order plecoptera (Stoneflies)


Group Euholognatha


Family Nemouridae

Brownish to black color


2nd tarsal sement shorter than other segments


Labium with glossae and paraglossae subequal sized. Fore wing with apical cross vein 4+ cubital and medial cross veins, forked vein from basal anal cell present

Order Plecoptera


Group Systellognatha


Family pteronarcyidae

Tarsal segment 1 shorter than segment 3


Labium with glossae and paraglossae subequal sized


Forewing with 10+ costal crossveins


Anal region of fore wing with at least 2 rows of crossveins

Order plecoptera


Group systellognatha


Family perlodidae



Wings often greenish, body often yellowish


Pronotum rectangular, corners acute or narrowly rounded.


Labium with glossae much shorter than paraglossae


Basal anal cell of fore wing without forked vein


Hind wing with anal lobe well developed with 5-10 anal veins

Order Zoraptera

less than 3 mm


eyes present only on alataes


Wings wen present with reduced venation


2 segmented tarsi

Order isoptera


Family termopsidae



Large termites, up to 18 mmSoldier mandible has marginal teethwings have 3 heavy anterior veins when present

Order isoptera


Family Rhinotermitidae

Small termites, 6-8mm


Fontanelle usually present to release sticky latex


soldier has mandibles without marginal teeth


Wings have 2 anterior veins when present

Order mantodea


Family mantidae

Preying mantis


multisegmented cerci


Tari all 5 segmented

Order blattodea


Family blattidae

18+ mm


Row of spines of front femora uniform throughout or gradually decreasing in size distally

Order blattodea


Family Blattelidae

small 3-18 mm


Row of spines on postventral margin of front femora variable. Long short etc

Order blattodea


Family blaberidae

Large 15-50 mm long


Postventral margin of front femora with 1-3 spines

Order hemiptera


Suborder heteroptera


Superfamily gerroidea


Family Gerridae

Water striders


Ocelli present but small


Front legs raptorial


2 segmented tarsi

Order Hemiptera


Suborder Heteroptera


Superfamily Nepoidea


Family belostomatidea

Giant water bugs


Ocelli absent


Reversed raptorial front legs


Very short antennae

Order Hemiptera


Suborder heteroptera


Superfamily Nepoidea


Family Nepidae

Water scorpion


either thinn in shipe like a walking stick or shaped similar to giant water bug but flattened


caudel breathing tubes long and non retractible

Order hemiptera


superfamily gelastocoroidea


Family Gelastocoriae

Toad bug



Order hemiptera


Suborder heteroptera


Superfamily corixoidea


Family corixidae

Water boatmen


Head as broad as thorax


Large eyes Beak short broad and hidden


Mid and hind legs oar shaped


Swim right side up

Order hemiptera


suborder heteroptera


Superfamily Notonectoidea


Family Notonectidae



Backswimmers


Head narrower than thorax


Beak short, curved, 3 or 4 segmented

Order hemiptera


Suborder heteroptera


Superfamily Leptopodoidea


Family Saldidae

Shore bugs


small 3-6 mm


Eyes prominant


4 segmented antennae


Beak 3 segmented

Order hemiptera


Superfamily REduvioidea


Family reduviidae

Assasin bugs

Order hemiptera


family reduviidae


Subfamily phymatinae

Ambush bug

Order hemiptera


suborder heteroptera


superfamily miroidea


Family miridae

plant bugs


Small 3-10 mm


Elongate, ovoid, or ant-like


Ocelli usually absent


Antennae 4 segmented


beak 4 segmented

Order Hemiptera


Suborder Heteroptera


family tingidae

Lacewings


Pale


Ocelli absent


Antennae 4 segmented


Beak 4 segmented


tarsi 2 or 3 segmented

Order hemiptera


Suborder heteroptera


Superfamily Cimicoidea


family Nabidae



medium sized


raptorial forelegs with enlarged femora

Order Hemiptera


Suborder heteroptera


Family Aradidae

Flatbugs

Order Hemiptera


Suborder Heteroptera


Family Cydnidae

Burrowing bugs

Order Hemiptera


Suborder Heteroptera


Family Pentatomidae

Stink bugs

Order Hemiptera


Suborder Heteroptera


Family Scutelleridae

Jewel bugs

Order Hemiptera


Suborder Heteroptera


Family Berytidae

Stilt bugs

Order Hemiptera


Suborder Heteroptera


Family lygaeidae

Milkweed and seed bugs

Order Hemiptera


Suborder Heteroptera


Family Geocoridae

Big eyed bugs

Order Hemiptera


Suborder Heteroptera


Family Alydidae

Broad headed bugs

Order hemiptera


Suborder Heteroptera


Family Coreidae

Leaf footed bugs

Order Hemiptera


Suborder heteroptera


Family Rhopalidae

Scentless plant bugs

Order Heteroptera


Suborder Auchenorryncha


Superfamily Cicadoidea


Family Cicadidae

Cicada

Order hemiptera


Suborder Auchenorryncha


Superfamily Cicadoidea


Family Cercopidae

Froghopper

Order hemiptera


Suborder Auchenorryncha


Superfamily Cicadoidea


Family Membracidae

Treehopper

Order Hemiptera


Suborder Auchenorryncha


Superfamily Cicadoidea


Family Cicadellidae

Leafhopper

Order Hemiptera


Suborder Auchenorryncha


Superfamily Fulgoroidea


Family Delphacidae

plant hopper


Seperated by prominent spur on the hind leg tibia

Order hemiptera


suborder Auchenorryncha


Superfamily Fulgoroidea


Family Dictyopharidae



Plant hoppers, have pointy heads

Order hemiptera


Suborder Sternorryncha


Superfamily Psylloidea


Family Psyllidae

Jumping plants louse

Order hemiptera


Suborder Sternorryncha


Superfamily Aleyrodoidea


Family Aleyrodidae

Whitefly

Order hemiptera


Suborder sternorryncha


Superfamily Aphidoidea


Family Aphididae

Family in the aphid superfamily

Order hemiptera


Suborder sternorryncha


Superfamily Coccoidea

Scale insect