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INSECT CLASSIFICATION KIND PHILLIP CAME OVER FOR GOOD SPAGHETTI !!!
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Phyllum Arthropoda Exoskeleton Segmented legs & body Bilateral symmetry Ventral nerve cord Dorsal blood pump
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Class Arachnida (arachnids): spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, etc. Arachnids possess: 2 body segments - cephalothorax and abdomen 8 legs; 1 pair of chelicerae; no antennae Class Chilopoda (centipedes) Chilipods possess: many body segments 1 pair of legs per body segment; 1 pair of antennae 1st pair of legs modified into venomous fangs Class Diplopoda (millipedes) Diplopods possess: Many body segments 2 pair of legs per body segment; 1 pair of antennae Class Crustacea (crustaceans): crabs, shrimp, barnacles, sowbugs, etc. Crustaceans possess: Several body segments - head, thorax and abdomen Segments may be fused; Varied number of legs 2 pairs of antennae
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Class Insecta (Insects); beetles, bugs, wasps, moths, flies, etc. Insects possess: 3 body segments 6 legs 1 pair of antennae Diverse modifications to appendages
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KINGDOM DIVISION CLASS SPECIES GENUS ORDER FAMILY
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KINGDOM PHYLUM CLASS SPECIES GENUS ORDER FAMILY Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Apidae Apis melifera
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Apis melifera L. 2 part scientific naming of species First part of the name identifies the genus to which the species belongs The second part identifies the species within the genus Designated in Latin First adopted by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 BIONOMIAL NOMENCLATURE
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Plantae Tracheophyta Angiospermae Sapindales Aceraceae Acer rubrum KINGDOM PHYLUM CLASS SPECIES GENUS ORDER FAMILY
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KINGDOM PHYLUM CLASS SPECIES GENUS ORDER FAMILY Animalia Mammalia Primatales Hominidae Homo sapian Chordata
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Insect classification Approx. 30 orders of insects Classified by type of development type of mouthparts wings (number and placement)
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Order Orthoptera Crickets Grasshoppers
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Order Orthoptera Simple development Chewing mouthparts Two pairs of wings/ first set are thickened and leather-like
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Orthoptera wings Posterior wings are light for flying
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Orthoptera
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Order Dermaptera Earwings
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Order Dermaptera Short wing covers-second pair not always developed Simple development Chewing mouthparts Have terminal forceps 20 species in North America
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Order Hemiptera – True Bugs Bed bugs Stink bugs Wheelback bug
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Order Hemiptera Simple development Sucking mouthparts Two pairs of wings (hemelytron forewing)
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Leafhoppers Cicadas aphids Order Homoptera
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Suborder Homoptera Simple development Sucking mouthparts Two pairs of membrane type wings
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Adult cicada 1 2
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Order Lepidoptera Butterflies Moths
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Complete development-larvae are caterpillars Larvae have chewing mouth parts Two pairs of wings, covered with scales Order Lepidoptera
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Scaled wings
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Beetles Order Coleoptera
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Complete development- larvae are grubs Chewing mouthparts larvae and adults Two pairs of wings-first hardened into wing covers ( elytra )
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Order Coleoptera Adult beetle <wing cover
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Asian Lady Beetle
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Japanese beetle grubs < 3 pairs of legs
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Order Diptera- Flies Complete development-larvae are maggots Chewing mouthparts in larvae/ variable in adults Adults only have 1 pair of wings
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Horse fly < 1 pair of wings
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Rat-tailed maggots larvae have no legs
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Bees Wasps Ants Sawflies Order Hymenoptera
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Complete development-larvae are maggot like Chewing mouthparts in larvae Two pairs of wings both membrane-like hooked together to work as one
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Elm sawfly adult
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Hymenoptera wings
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Sawfly larvae
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Order Ephemeroptera mayflies
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Order Ephemeroptera Delicate bodies with four wings (front pair much larger) many cross veins Mouth parts of the chewing type but rudimetary Incomplete development, aquatic larval stage
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Order Odonata Dragon flies Damsel flies
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Order Odonata Adults have 4 wings of equal size, membranous Chewing mouthparts, well developed Incomplete development, aquatic larval stage
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Order Neuroptera Dobson flies Lacewings
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Order Neuroptera Chewing and biting mouthparts Feed on other insects and small animals Four wings, well veined Complete metamorphosis
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Order Trichoptera Caddis flies
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Order Trichoptera Soft bodied Four membranous wings with numerous longitudinal veins Mouth parts rudimentary Antennae and legs are long Complete development
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Order Thysanura silverfish
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Order Thysanura Apterygota (no wings) Ametabolous developement Abdomen has 11 segments Covered in scales
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Order Mantodea Praying mantids
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Order Mantodea Predatory insects closely related to roaches Front pair of legs are armed with strong spines to grasp prey Four wings, membranous with soft covering Incomplete development
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Order Blattaria Roaches
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Order Blattaria 4,000 species worldwide Cursorial (adapted for running) Wings are generally present though in some they are much reduced chewing mouthparts Incomplete development
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Order Isoptera Termites
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Order Isoptera Chewing mouthparts (modified in soldiers for nest defense) 2 equal wings present only in reproductive stage Incomplete development Social insects
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Order Siphonaptera Fleas
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Order Siphonaptera Piercing, sucking mouthparts, feed on blood Apterygota Complete metamorphosis
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