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Compare: hemipterans and homopterans
both are sucking; but hemopterans have wings that are the same texture
Hymenoptera
Bees, wasps, ants
Insect Order Blattodea
Cockroaches,
Lepidoptera
butterflies and moths
PROTURA
proturans
Silver Fish/Microscope Slide/Silver, dark grey
T H Y S A N U R A/Thy-san-ura/thysanura
LF: Three Long prominent tails on end of abdomen / T: Prehistoric Creature with 3 tails, like a dinosaur name
Thysanura
silverfish/bristletails
Collembola
springtails
Collembola
Springtails
Compare: hemipterans and coleopterans
both are colorful; but hemipterans are not fully sheathed, and also are sucking
Diptera
Flies
Hymenoptera
bees, wasps, ants, and ichneumons
Insect Order Coleoptera
Beetles, 350000 species
Springtail/Microscope Slide/Yellowish
C O L L E M B O L A/collem-bolla/collembola
LF: Springing tail mechanisim, its there absent in the other buggy that looks like it… / T: Jumps over COLLEMS, and that takes a lot of BOLAS
thysanura
silverfish/bristletails
no wings/three bristles arise from tip of abdomen
A front pair of wings that hardened into a wing covering is a characteristic of what order of insects?
Coleoptera
Coleoptera
Beetles
collembola
springtails
have no wings/less than 1/8 in long (~ 3 mm)/have a fork-like spring at the back of abdomen
Compare: hemipterans and orthopterans
both have wings that overlap, but hemipterans are sucking
Diplura
Diplurans
Drangon Flies, Damselflies
O D O N A T A/odo-nata/odonata
LF: Notch is very evident in its wings / T: Drangonflies O n D amn O ranges don't mean nata (nada)
Ephemeroptera
mayflies
Insect Order Dermaptera
Earwig
Neuroptera
ant lions, dobsonflies, lacewings, fish flies
Coleoptera
beetles and weevils
ephemeroptera
mayflies
no mouth parts/two bristles arising from the abdomen
Grasshoppers, Crickets, Cockroaches
O R T H O P T E R A/ortho-ptera/orthoptera
LF: Enlarged femur on hind leg / T: Have Straight=What root word? Wings
Insect Order Diptera
Horsefly, one pair of wings,flies and mosquitoes
Lepidoptera
Butterflies, skippers and moths
Odonata
damselflies/dragonflies
Thysanura
Silverfish
Why are hemipterans called "true bugs"
because they are the most numerous of the big, hard-bodied, colorful, and sucking insects
A Greek word meaning "two-wing" refers to this order of insects
Diptera
Compare: Psocopterans and isopterans
both are not pigmented and wingless; psocopterans have long antennae
Diptera
flies and mosquitoes
Ephemeroptera
Mayflies
Hemiptera
True bugs
Insect Order Hemiptera
"true bugs" two pairs of wings
odonata
damselflies/dragonflies
means "tooth"/have long abdomen/* hold wings out, ** hold wings over body/eat mosquitos/have large eyes/have two pairs of membraneous wings that are equal sized
Termites/Amber color
I S O P T E R A/iso-ptera/isoptera
LF: Bead like anntennae and the abdomenen is broadly joined to the thorax (no real distinction) / T: they are iso-lated in caverns of wood, and must fly to escape
Compare: orthopterans and coleopterans
both have leathery wings that can meet in the middle. but orthopterans have veins on their front wings
Earwigs/tan color
D E R M A P T E R A/derma-ptera/dermaptera
LF: Enourmous claws at the hind of the abdomen / T: Huge claws that derma-tologists will use for picking pimples
Homoptera
Cicadas, aphids
Insect Order Hymenoptera
ants, bees, and wasps
Isoptera
termites
Isoptera
termites
Odonata
dragonflies & damselflies
Book Lice, Psocids/Microscope Slide/very transparent
P S O C O P T E R A/psoco-ptera/psocoptera
LF: Enlarged femur on hind leg, and uncharacteristcally large antennnae / T: While reading a book... PS
Compare: thysanopterans and hemipterans
thysanopterans and hemipterans are both small, colorful and hardbodied in wingless form, but thyasanopterans are very small
dermaptera
earwigs
four pairs of short wings, first pair shell like/pincers at tip of abdomen
Insect Order Isoptera
termites
Orthoptera
Grasshoppers
orthoptera
crickets/katydids/grasshoppers/locusts
Plecoptera
Stoneflies
Siphonaptera
fleas
Compare: homopterans and orthopterans
both have wings that can meet in the middle, but homopterans are sucking
dermaptera
earwigs
Dermaptera
earwings
hemiptera
true bugs/milkweed bug/ambush bug/
half-wings/wings overlap/two pairs of wings, bottom half are transparent
Insect Order Lepidoptera
Butterflies and moths
Odonata
Dragonflies, damselflies
Orthoptera
grasshoppers, crickets, katydids
Thrips/Microscopic Slide/transparent
T H Y S A N O P T E R A/thy-sano-ptera/thysanoptera
LF: 4 feathery looking wings / T: Prehistoric dinasouar creacture but with feathery wings!
Chewing Lice/Microscopic Slide/Transparent yellow
M A L L O P H A G A/mallo-phaga/mallophaga
LF: The size of the head is key: greater or = to size of abdomen / T: Fat faggot boys are malo and have huge heads
Coleoptera traits
1 pair of horny wings/1 pair of membranous wings/Elytra meet in straight line down back
Compare: collembola and thysanura
both have tails, but collembola use the tails to jump
Ephemeroptera
mayflies
homoptera
wax insects/cicadas/aphids/leaf hoppers
wings fold up on body at an angle forming "teepee"/sucking tube which arises from the back of head
Insect Order Odonata
Dragonflies, damselflies
Phasmatodea
walking sticks
plecoptera
stoneflies
anoplura
sucking lice/crab lice/ Pediculus-human body lice
Compare: mallopaga and anoplura
both are parasites, but mallophaga have big heads
Insect Order Orthoptera
Grasshoppers, crickets, and relatives
Lepidoptera traits
2 pairs scaled wings
Mantodea
mantids
neuroptera
lacewings/ant lions/ snake flies
means "net wings"/have average eyes, chewing mouth parts, many crossed veins making a network pattern
Sucking Lice/Microscopic Slide/Transparent yellow
A N O P L U R A/ano-plura/anoplura
LF: The size of the head is key: smaller than abdomen, also large claws / T: theres a plethora (plura) of these in one year (ano)
Thysanura
silverfish
Blattodea
cockroaches
coleoptera
beetles/ladybugs/
top two wing pairs are shell-like covering/wings meet in straight line/means "sheath wing"/hard forewing covering/20% of all animal species are this
Compare homopterans and psocopterans
both are unequal-sized wings and boring, but psocopterans chew
Diptera traits
1 pair membranous wings/1 pair halteres
hemiptera
true bugs/ Halobates
Orthoptera
grasshoppers, katydids, crickets
True Bugs
H E M I P T E R A/hemi-ptera/hemiptera
LF: Abdomen looks like a shield shape, and has a "X" on it / T: They drive hemis with a rebel X flag on their wind-shield
Cicadas, leafhoppers, aphids
H O M O P T E R A/homo-ptera/homoptera
LF: Roof top held wings / Homoptera a great Egyptian tower that cicadas built
diptera
true flies/mosquitoes/midges/horseflies/deerflies/robber fly/gnats/camel flies
"Klub-like" balancing organs called halters
Hemiptera
true bugs
homoptera
cicadas/aphids/mealy bugs/spittle bugs/jumping plant lice/ leaf hoppers
Hymenoptera traits
2 pairs membranous wings,/petiole/sometimes have stinger
Isoptera
termites
Beetles
C O L E O P T E R A/coleo-ptera/coleoptera
LF: Line runs down the first hard outter shell that covers the pairs of wings / T: Volswagon beetles are Coleo (coolio)
dermaptera
earwigs
Homoptera
cicadas, hoppers, aphids, white flies
Homoptera traits
wings entirely membranous and held tent-like over back/sucking mouthparts
neuroptera
dobson flies/lacewings/ant lions/ snake flies
trichoptera
caddisflies
have hairy wings and no mouth parts/
What are characteristics of Arthropods?
Arthropods have segments, jointed appendages, respiratory structures, sensory structures, 2/3 of all named species
coleoptera
beetles/ whirligig beetles/ladybugs/click beetles/ waterpenny beetles
Dobsonflies, ant lions, lacewings
N E U R O P T E R A/neuro-ptera/neuroptera
LF: Wings are NOT notched like ____ and differ from hemoptras because the wings do not house abdomenen over at an angle, only round / T: Vien brain looking wings need neuro surgery
Hemiptera traits
wings 1/2 leathery and 1/2 membranous/form an "X" on insect's back
lepidoptera
moths/butterflies
means "scaly wings"/pollinate flowers/curled sucking tube (proboscis)/shingle-like scales that come off on fingers like powder
Mallophaga
chewing lice
Mecoptera
scorpionflies
What are classes of Arthropods?
Cheliceriformes - spiders, scorpions, mites, horseshoe crabs / Myriapoda - millipedes, centipedes / Hexapod - insects, springtails / Crustacean - crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp
Anoplura
sucking lice
Blattodea
cockroaches
hymenoptera
ants/bees/wasps/saw flies
live in communities (hives)/many solitary wasps, but no solitary ants/two pair of membraneous wings/hind pair are smaller and held to front wings with hooks
Orthoptera traits
1 pair straight leathery wings/1 pair membranous wings
Scorpion Flies/tiger wing colors
M E C O P T E R A/meco-ptera/mecoptera
LF: Scropion tail aparatus at the end of abdomenen / T: The scropion tail sprays paint like Maco Meco paint shops for cars
siphonaptera
fleas/ jiggers
Butterflies, Moths
L E P I D O P T E R A/lepido-ptera/lepidoptera
Butter flies contain Butter which is a lipid. Lipds make cholesteroal: Lepidor is a medicine that controls chelesterol
diptera
true flies/ mosquitoes/gnats/black and green flies/ no-see-ums/botflies/ fruit flies/dung flies/ houseflies
odonata
dragonflies and damselflies
Thysanoptera
thrips
Blattodea
cockroaches
Flies
D I P T E R A/di-ptera/diptera
LF: for hateers/halters the little things with nobs where the 2nd pair of wings should be, also only 2 pair of wings / T: Flies di fast
Hemiptera
true bugs
trichoptera
caddisflies
Fleas/Microscopic Slide/transparent, amber
S I P H O N A P T E R A/siphona-ptera/siphonaptera
LF: laterally flattened, and no tail like springtail mechanisim present / T: Fleas siphon A-type blood from dogs
Homoptera
aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers
lepidoptera
moths/butterflies
Mantodea
mantids
Ants, Wasps, Bees, Sawflies
H Y M E N O P T E R A/hymeno-ptera/hymenoptera
LF: Pinched abdomenen connection to thorax, and 4 wings present / Hymen, like a virgin vaginal membrane, wasps shaped like a woman
hymenoptera
ants/bees/wasps
Neuroptera
dobsonflies, lacewings, antlions
Phasmatodea
walkingsticks
Coleoptera
beetles
Mecoptera
scorpionflies
Trichoptera
caddisflies
Lepidoptera
butterflies, moths
Diptera
flies
Siphonaptera
fleas
Hymenoptera
ants, bee, wasp
Another name for Collembola?
Springtails