1. 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.

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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); for tarsal segments
Tenebrionidae – USE VOUCHER COLLECTION!
No trochanter; 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

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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

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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)