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30 Cards in this Set
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Archeognatha
"Bristletails" |
Wings absent
Abdomen with rudimentary legs Compound eyes large Cerci shorter than terminal filament |
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Zygentoma (Thysanura)
"Silverfish" |
Wings absent
Abdomen with rudimentary legs Compound eyes small or absent Cerci about as long as terminal filament |
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Odonata
"Dragonflies and Damselflies" |
Front and hind wings similar
Antennae short, bristle-like Mouthparts biting Cerci short unsegmented |
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Ephemeroptera
"Mayflies" |
Front wings larger than hind wings (hind sometimes absent)
Antennae short bristle-like Mouthparts nonfunctional Very long thread-like cerci |
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Blattodea
"Cockroaches" |
Front wings leathery, hind wings fan-like
Antennae usually very long, thread-like Mouthparts biting Cerci short, segmented Pronotum wide, shield-like, covering the head All legs cursorial |
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Mantodea
"Mantises" |
Front wings leathery, hind wings fan-like
Antennae long, thread-like or pectinate Mouthparts biting Cerci short, segmented Pronotum very long, neck-like, head free Front legs raptorial Exclusively predaceous |
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Isoptera
"Termites" |
Social with different casts
Antennae short, thread-like Mouthparts biting Non-reproductive casts wingless All legs cursorial |
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Plecoptera
"Stoneflies" |
Hind wings wider than front ones
Antennae long, thread-like Mouthparts biting, weakly developed in adults Cerci long, segmented |
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Orthoptera
"Grasshoppers, Katydids, Crickets" |
Front wings thickened or small and pad-like, hind wings fan-like
Antennae thread-like Mouthparts biting Hind legs modified for jumping (saltatorial) |
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Dermaptera
"Earwigs" |
Front wings leathery, pad-like, hind wings fan-like with complicated folding
Antennae short or long, thread-like Mouthparts biting Cerci enlarged, forceps-like Pronotum square All legs cursorial |
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Grylloblattodea
"Ice insects" |
Wings absent
Antennae long, thread-like Mouthparts biting Cerci long, segmented Eyes reduced or absent |
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Mantophasmatodea
"Heelwalkers" |
Restricted to Africa
Voracious predators |
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Embiidina
"Webspinners" |
Front and hind wings very similar
Antennae shorter than body, thread-like mouthparts biting Semi-social, living in silken galleries |
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Phasmatodea
"Stick Insects" |
Wings usually absent, if present then hind wings much bigger, fan-like
Body strongly elongated or flattened, leaf-like Mouthparts biting Cerci short, unsegmented All legs cursorial |
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Zoraptera
"Zorapterans" |
Front wings somewhat larger than hind ones, sometimes wings absent
Antennae 9 segmented Mouthparts biting Gregarious or semi-social |
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Psocoptera
"Barklice, Booklice, etc." |
Front wings somewhat larger than hind ones
Antennae shorter than body, thread-like Mouthparts biting with chisel-like maxillae No cerci Very small insects |
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Phthiraptera
"Parasitic Lice" |
Wingless, often strongly flattened dorso-ventrally
External parasites Mouthparts piercing, sucking, and modified chewing All legs cursorial Tarsi 1-2 segmented, with 1 or 2 terminal claws |
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Hemiptera
"True Bugs" |
Front wings thickened or membranous, resting roof-like over the abdomen, hind wings membranous
Mouthparts sucking All legs cursorial, sometimes front legs raptorial, sometimes hind legs saltatorial |
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Thysanoptera
"Thrips, etc." |
Both pairs of wings very slender with a wide fringe of hairs, venation strongly reduced
Small insects Mouthparts sucking, asymmetrical All legs cursorial No cerci |
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Neuroptera
"Lacewings" |
Front wings and hind wings similar, with dense venation, sometimes hind wings strongly elongated
Mouthparts biting All legs cursorial, sometimes front legs raptorial |
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Raphidioptera
"Snakeflies" |
Front and hind wings similar, membranous
Mouthparts biting Pronotum strongly elongated, neck-like All legs cursorial |
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Megaloptera
"Alderflies, Dobsonflies" |
Front wings and hind wings similar with dense venation
Mouthparts biting, sometimes mandibles strongly enlarged |
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Coleoptera
"Beetles" |
Front wings hardened, forming protective elytra, hind wings membraceous, completely hidden under elytra
Mouthparts biting All legs cursorial, some hind legs saltatorial |
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Strepsiptera
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Front wings reduced, forming halteres, hind wings large, membranous
Parasites, mostly of Hymenoptera Females with all appendages reduced |
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Mecoptera
"Scorpionflies, Hanging Flies" |
Front wings and hind wings similar, sometimes absent
Mouthparts biting Males with bulbous genital capsule at the end of the abdomen All legs cursorial |
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Siphonaptera
"Fleas" |
Wings absent
External vertabrate parasites Mouthparts piercing-sucking, palpi present Legs saltatorial Body strongly flattened laterally |
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Diptera
"True Flies" |
Hind wings reduced, forming halteres, front wings large, membranous
Mouthparts sucking or piercing, highly variable structures |
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Lepidoptera
"Butterflies and Moths" |
Front wings and hind wings covered in scales
Mouthparts sucking, tube-like, formed from maxillae, mandibles reduced or absent Front legs sometimes absent |
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Trichoptera
"Caddisflies" |
Font and hind wings similar, densely covered with hairs
Mouthparts biting but mandibles reduced or absent All legs cursorial |
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Hymenoptera
"Bees, Wasps, Ants" |
Hind wings smaller than front, can be linked together, often wings absent
Many social, with different casts Mouthparts biting but maxillae and labium often modified for sucking Ovipositor often modified into stinger |
