Exam 1 (Entomology) Flashcards
Survives extreme cold conditions
Overwintering
Survives extreme heat/dryness conditions
Aestivation
Mites and spiders; 1 (mites) or 2 (spiders) body regions, 8 legs, lack wings and antennae
Class Arachnida
Insects; 3 body regions, 6 legs, antennae, wings, exoskeleton, symmetrical
Class Hexapoda
egg, larva, pupa, and adult
Complete metamorphosis (holometabolous)
egg, nymph, adult
Gradual/Incomplete metamorphosis (hemimetabolous)
Moulted exoskeleton
Exuviae
The form of nymph and larva between moulting stages
Instar
Mix of feces and sawdust/leaf particles expelled by feeding insects
Frass
1st instar of scale insects and white flies
Crawler
Mites
Acari-
Spiders
Araneace-
Wasps and bees
Hymenoptera
Beetles
Coleoptera
Moths and butterflies
Lepidoptera
Grasshoppers
Orthoptera
True flies
Diptera
Feeding, sensory, brain
Head
Wings and legs (movement)
Thorax
Digestion, reproduction, excretion
Abdomen
Dorsal surface of the prothorax which in some insect shields the head
Pronotum
Small triangle plate behind the pronotum and between the forewing bases
Scutellum
When the veins have hardened in the wings to give structure
Sclerotized
Stunted wing (on true flies)
Halteres
Abdominal legs
Prolegs
Praying mantis type front legs for catching prey
Raptorial
Long and thin legs made for running fast
Cursorial
Chunky legs for digging
Fossorial
Jumping hind legs like grasshoppers
Saltitorial
Hook/clawing legs to hold onto things (lice)
Grasping
2 eyes, detect UV, perception of movement
Compound eyes
3 simple eyes in a triangle pattern; enhance light detection
Ocelli
Usually on larvae; simple eyes on head; caterpillars
Stemmata
Labrum, mandible, maxilla, labium
Mouthparts
Many houseflies that sponge up food
Sponging
Feeding method for honeybees and bumblebees
Chewing and Lapping
Adult butterflies and moths; sucks up nectar to feed
Siphoning
Open body cavity in which blood flows and bathes tissues and organs
Hemocoel