Chapter 7 Entomology Flashcards
Insects are in which phylum of the animal kingdom?
Anthropods
How many classes of insects are there? Name them
Five. Crustacea, Arachnids, Diplopida, Chilipoda, Insecta
All insects share these four characteristics
Three body regions, three pairs of legs, one pair of antenna, and zero to four wings.
What are an insects three body regions
Head, thorax, abdomen
What is an exoskeleton?
It is the outer shell of the insect that supports the body
What is the outer layer of the exoskeleton?
The cuticle
What ate the three parts of the thorax?
Prothorax, mesothorax, and metathorax
Up to how many segments can the abdomen have?
11 or 12
What are the two types of mouth?
Chewing and sucking
What are antenna used for?
Sensing odors, taste, or detection
What is the highest percentage order of insects?
Beetles - their order Coleoptera comprises 40% of all insect species
Order name for Butterflies
Lepidoptera
Flies are in what order?
Diptera
Which order are bees, wasps and ants in?
Hymenoptera
What does arthropoda mean?
Jointed foot
What class are insects?
Hexapoda?
Are spiders true insects?
No, they have 4 pairs of legs.
Tagmosis
The evolutionary process of grouping into body parts
What is a sclerite
Ridgid part of exoskeleton
Parts of the head
Primary purpose of thorax
Locomotion
What is insect blood called?
Hemolymph
Ametabolous refers to..?
No change in form
Hemimetabolous refers to…?
Incomplete metamorphosis. Another type if simple metamorphosis.
