Glossary

Question 1

Acalyptae

Answer 1

Flies with no squamae/calypters

Question 2

Alate

Answer 2

has wings

Question 3

Anautogeneous

Answer 3

requires a protein meal in order to initiate vitellogenesis and mature eggs

Question 4

Anemotaxis

Answer 4

Upwind orientation of movement

Question 5

Cyclorraphous

Answer 5

Sub order of diptera, with arista and squamae/calypters

Question 6

Autogeneous

Answer 6

Does not require a protein meal in order to initiate vitellogenesis and mature eggs

Question 7

Calypter

Answer 7

membranous flap at base of wings of diptera

aka squamae

Question 8

Clypeus

Answer 8

part that joins labrum to head

Question 9

Coprophagous

Answer 9

feeds on dung

Question 10

Costa

Answer 10

most anterior longitudinal wing vein

Question 11

Cross-veins

Answer 11

link longitudinal wing veins

Question 12

Eclosion

Answer 12

hatch from egg

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Endopterygota

Answer 13

Winged insects with complete metamorphosis

wings develop within pupa

Question 14

Epimorphic

Answer 14

Characterised by incomplete metamorphosis

Same number of body segments in successive stages

Question 15

Exopterygota

Answer 15

winged, incomplete metamorphosis.

wings develop externally in immature stages

Question 16

Frons

Answer 16

Front part of insect head

Question 17

Gena

Answer 17

Area at side of head

Question 18

Holoptic

Answer 18

narrow gap between eyes - esp in male diptera

Question 19

Imago

Answer 19

Adult insect

Question 20

Hypopygium

Answer 20

part of male fly genitals

Question 21

Kairomone

Answer 21

Chemical used in communication benefits receiver and can disadvantage producer

Question 22

Lacinia

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lobe in maxillary stipes, along with galea

Question 23

Larviparous

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egg hatches inside female and larvae deposited

Question 24

Myiasis

Answer 24

Infestation of living host by fly larvae

Question 25

Necrophagous

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Feeds on dead animal matter

Question 26

Nulliparous

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Female which has not yet oviposited

Question 27

Ovigerous

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Egg producing female mitw

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Parasitoid

Answer 28

parasite which kills host

Question 29

Parous

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female which has laid at least one egg

Question 30

Paricardial sinus

Answer 30

dorsal compartment of body

Question 31

Stadium

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period between moults

Question 32

Phoresy

Answer 32

movement of an animal by attachment to another animal

Question 33

Pleuron

Answer 33

Lateral region of body with limb bases

Question 34

Scutellum

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Diptera- area between wings, posterior and dorsal

Question 35

Postscutellum

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Projection of scutellum

Question 36

Pupa

Answer 36

Inactive stage btw larva and adult in holometabolous insects

Question 37

Puparium

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diptera - hardened skin of final stage larva, in which pupa forms

Question 38

Pupariation

Answer 38

formation of the puparium

Question 39

Pupation

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process of becoming a pupa

Question 40

Rhabdomere

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one of 8 units of the rhabdom

Question 41

Saprophagous

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feeding on decaying organisms

Question 42

scape

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first segment of antenna

Question 43

semiochemical

Answer 43

chemical used in intra/interspecific communication

Question 44

suture

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groove to show fusion of 2 exoskeletal plates

Question 45

Tagma

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group of segments to form a major body unit

Question 46

Tegmina

Answer 46

thickened forewing of grasshoppers

Question 47

vitellogenesis

Answer 47

process - oocytes grow by yolk deposition