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66 Cards in this Set
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Furca |
Collembola |
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No eyes, no antennae |
Protura |
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Forcep cerci, no eyes |
Diplura |
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3 uneven caudal appendages |
Archaeognatha |
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3 even caudal appendages |
Thysanura |
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Triangle fore wing, pair of caudal appendages |
Ephemeroptera |
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Hind wing wider than fore wing Wings open at rest |
Odonata Anisoptera |
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Triangles are similar Touching eyes |
Odonata Anisoptera Aeschnidae |
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Triangles dissimilar |
Odonata Anisoptera Libellulidae |
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Fore and hind wing similar Wings close at rest |
Odonata Zygoptera |
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10+ antinodal crossveins |
Odonata Zygoptera Calopterygidae |
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<3 antinodal crossvieins, Rs/M3 start nearer arculus |
Odonata Zygoptera Lestidae |
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<3 antinodal crossveins, Rs/M3 start nearer nodus |
Odonata Zygoptera Coenagrionidae |
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Thin, flat, greasy, multisegmented cerci |
Blattodea |
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Symmetrical, split genital plate |
Blattodea Blattidae |
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Asymmetrical, un-split genital plate |
Blattodea Blattellidae |
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Isoptera |
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Mantodea Mantidae |
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Dermaptera |
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Bulging lateral eyes, pair of cerci |
Plecoptera |
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Fossorial prothoracic legs |
Orthoptera Gryllotalpidae
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Orthoptera Gryllidae |
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Leg tympanum |
Orthoptera Tettigoniidae |
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Antennae base touches, apterous |
Orthoptera Rhaphidophoridae |
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Extended pronotum |
Orthoptera Tetrigidae |
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Orthoptera Acrididae |
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Phasmatodea |
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Psocoptera |
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All apterous Highly modified for ectoparasitic behavior Head wide/er than prothorax |
Phthiraptera Mallophaga |
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Antennal groove |
Phthiraptera Mallophaga Amblycera |
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No antennal groove |
Phthiraptera Mallophaga Ischnocera |
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Head narrower than prothorax |
Phthiraptera Anaplura
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Leathery forewing, membraneous behind Wings fold flat over abdomen Mouthparts in front of eyes |
Hemiptera Heteroptera |
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Antennae hidden Paddle like tarsi |
Hemiptera Heteroptera Corixidae
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Antennae hidden, 1 long caudal appendage |
Hemiptera Heteroptera Nepidae |
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Antennae hidden Large bulging eyes |
Hemiptera Heteroptera Belostomatidea |
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Antennae hidden Hind tibia paddle like |
Hemiptera Heteroptera Notonectidae |
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Antennae visible, Anteapical claws, Meso/meta legs close together |
Hemiptera Heteroptera Gerridae |
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Cuneus fractured |
Hemiptera Heteroptera Miridae |
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Antennae visible, large scutellum |
Hemiptera Heteroptera Pentatomidae |
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Antennae visible, rostrum, sometimes raptorial front legs |
Hemiptera Heteroptera Reduviidae |
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Mouthparts behind eyes 3 tarsal segments Short bristle antennae, between eyes |
Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha |
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Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha Cicadidae |
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Pronotum extends over abdomen, covering scutellum |
Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha Membracidae |
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Hind tibia with 1-2 stout spurs |
Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha Cercopidae |
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1-2 rows of small spines on hind tibia |
Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha Cicadellidae |
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Mouthparts from prothorax 1-2 tarsal segments Long antennae |
Hemiptera Stenorrhyncha |
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Hemiptera Stenorrhyncha Aphidoidea Aphididae |
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Hemiptera Stenorrhyncha Coccoidea |
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Fringe wings |
Thysanoptera |
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5-5-5 segmented tarsi Bare wings Many costal crossveins in wings Head not ventrally prolonged |
Neuropterida (Megaloptera, Raphidioptera, Neuroptera)
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Prothoracic legs POSTERIOR, prothorax quadrate |
Megaloptera Corydalidae
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Prothoracic legs ANTERIOR, not quadrate |
Raphidioptera Raphidiidae |
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Prothoracic legs ANTERIOR and raptorial |
Neuroptera Mantispidae |
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Clubbed antennae |
Neuroptera Myrmeleontidae |
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Costal veins not forked |
Neuroptera Chrysopidae |
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Costal veins forked |
Neuroptera Hemerobiidae |
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Notopleural suture present Hind coxae divides the 1st abdominal sternite |
Coleoptera Adephaga
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Large hind metacoxae, Appears to have 4 eyes |
Coleoptera Adephaga Gyrinidae |
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Large hind metacoxae, Hind tarsi as long/er than tibia |
Coleoptera Adephaga Dytiscidae |
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Small hind metacoxae, Clypeus extends in front of antennae |
Coleoptera Adephaga Cicindellidae |
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Small hind metacoxae, no extended clypeus |
Coleoptera Adephaga Carabidae |
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No notoplural suture Notosternal suture 1st abdominal sternite not divided |
Coleoptera Polyphaga |
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3-7 segment antennae club |
Coleoptera Polyphaga Scarabaeidae |
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Cup shaped antennae segment, maxillary palps > antennae |
Coleoptera Polyphaga Hydrophilidae
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Tarsal formula 5-5-4 Eyes wrap around antennae base |
Coleoptera Polyphaga Tenebrionidae |
