Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Hexapoda Class Arachnida Chilopoda Scutigera coleoptrata- House centipede, yellowish grey w/ 15 pairs of long legs. Kingdom Animalia bilateral symmetry segmented bodies paired, jointed appendages exoskeleton Phylum Arthropoda Hexapoda Class Arachnida Chilopoda Malacostraca crustacean 4 pairs of legs 3 pairs of legs 3 body segments 1 pair of antennae numerous body segments, 1 pair of legs per segment Order Araneae = spider Isopoda Coleoptera = beetle 7 pairs of legs Acari = mite, tick Scolopendra sp Carabidae = wet environments; have lobes at base of 3rd set of legs Tenebrionidae = dry environments; no lobes at base of 3rd set of legs Armadilliidae Porcellionidae Elateridae, Scarabaeidae,Curculionidae Family Genus Calosoma scrutator, Calathus opaculus Blapstinus fortis, Eleodes suturalis Armadillidium vulgare = roly poly or pill bug Porcellio laevis = sow bug Species Arm. vul. Por. lae.

Thelyphonida = whip scorpion or vinegaroon Phylum Arthropoda Suborder Oribatei Class Arachnida Acari = mite, tick, flea Tiny!!! Order Araneae = spider Pseudoscorpionida = pseudoscorpion Solpugidae = wind scorpion Family Agelinidae = funnel weaver spider – spinnerets at end of abdomen Lycosidae = wolf spider - big eyes, 3 pairs of eyes in a row Dysderidae Dysdera crocata = pill bug spider Genus Species Thelyphonida = whip scorpion or vinegaroon Class Diplopoda = milliipede Order Tiny!!! Polyxenida

Phylum Arthropoda Class Hexapoda Order Family Order Family Genus Psocoptera = booklice, tiny Phylum Arthropoda Mantodea = praying mantis Class Hexapoda larva Order Diptera = fly/ mosquito Collembola = springtail Lepidoptera = moth, butterfly Thysanura Lepismatidae = silverfish Hemiptera = true bug (sucking mouth part) Dermaptera= earwig (2 wings, no stinger, antennae are small/tiny) Family Noctuidae = moth Neuroptera Myrmeleontidae = antlion Order Orthoptera = cricket, grasshopper, cockroach Family Rhaphidophoridae Stenopulmatidae Gryllidae Blattidae = cockroach = field cricket Ceuthophilus sp. Stenopulmatus fuscus = Jerusalem cricket Genus camel cricket Species

Phylum Arthropoda Class Hexapoda Order Family Coleoptera = beetle Scarabaeidae = dung beetle Family Staphylinidae = rove beetle Curculionidae = snout beetle Elateridae = click beetles Silphidae Histeridae small, round Heterosilpha ramosa larva adult Chrysomela scripta Chrysomelidae = leaf beetle Dermestidae larva Coccinellidae = ladybird beetle Anthicidae –ant-like; sometimes shield, head down

Phylum Arthropoda Class Hexapoda Order Family Genus Species Coleoptera = beetle Family Carabidae – USE VOUCHER COLLECTION! Have trochanter (lobes at base of 3rd set of legs); 5-5-5 for tarsal segments Tenebrionidae – USE VOUCHER COLLECTION! No trochanter; 5-5-4 for tarsal segments Blapstinus fortis Blapstinus pimalis - smaller Poecilus chalcites Calathus opaculus – claws are serrated Eleodes suturalis Genus Species Calosoma scrutator Galerita janus Areoschizus decipiens - tiny

BEST TO USE BOOKS AND KEYS Dorymyrmex sp. BEST TO USE BOOKS AND KEYS Phylum Arthropoda Class Hexapoda Order Hymenoptera = ants, bees, wasps Dolichoderinae = one node, no anal tuft Family Formicidae = ants Tapinoma sessile can’t see node Subfamily Formicinae = one node, anal tuft Ecitoninae – Neivamyrmex sp. eyes extremely small or absent Camponotus sp. – rather large ants, various colors, “large” distance between nasal ridge and beginning of antennae Ponerinae – Amblyopone sp. Formica sp. – 3 ocelli (dots) on top of head obvious Lasius sp. – max. palps 6 segments

BEST TO USE BOOKS AND KEYS Phylum Arthropoda Mutillidae = velvet ants Class Hexapoda Order Hymenoptera = ants, bees, wasps Family Formicidae = ants Subfamily Myrmicinae = two nodes Pogonomyrmex sp – also with black abdomen Monomorium sp. – tiny, black, shiny, no spines Leptothorax sp.- small, red, 2 thorax spines, smooth, flat thorax, small Pogo. Tetramorium sp.- black, tiny with spines, similar to Mono. sp.; often hairy (setose) Crematogaster cerasi Solenopsis sp. – tiny, pale, scape not past head, indented thorax Pheidole sp. – major has large head (L), minor has scape that extends beyond length of head (R)