Families orders n Clades Flashcards
Ephemeroptera
Mayflies
Ephemeroptera wings
cannot fold, both triangular, upright
Mayfly Order
Pterygota
Dragonfly Damselfly order
Odonata
Odonata nymph and adult are…
generally predacious
Suborder - epiprocta
generally broad bodied, meso – elongate oval meta – elongate triangle
Epiprocta families
Aeshnidae (darners,) Libelludidae (skimmers,) Cordulidae (emeralds)
Suborder Zygoptera common name
Damselflies
Suborder - epiprocta common name
dragonflies
Zygoptera families
Calopterygidae (broad-winged damselflies,) Coenagrionidae (pond damselflies,) Lestidae (Spread wings)
Calopterygidae wings
10+ antenodal veins, both wings same size, generally dark
Coenagrioni wings
M3 near nodus, 2-3 antenodal veins
Lestidae wings
M3 originates near arculus
Neoptera meaning
folding wings
Pterygota meaning
wing ancestors
Plecoptera
Stoneflies
Plecoptera traits
anal lobe folds like achordion, meso elongate oval, meta triangular
Dermaptera
Earwigs
Dermaptera differ from rove beetles with..
cerci
class Entognatha mouthparts
are in their heads
Protura are…
not insects :C
Diplura
two tails
Collembola
not insects (springtails) Furcula and retinacula
Archaeognatha
Jumping bristletails