Important Orders of Insects- Chapter 20 Flashcards
What is the order of insects that are the straight-winged insects, and examples would be grasshoppers, crickets, and roaches?
Orthoptera
What are some examples of the order Orthoptera (“straight wings”)?
Grasshoppers, crickets, roaches
What order of insects are the toothed insects, and examples would be dragonflies and damselflies?
Odonata
What order of insects are the half winged, or true bugs, and examples would be squash bugs, bedbugs, water spiders?
Hemiptera
What are some examples of the order Odonata (“toothed”)?
Dragonflies and damselflies
What are some examples of the order Hemiptera (“half wings” or true bugs)?
Squash bugs, bedbugs, and water spiders
What is the order of insects that are same winged, and examples would be aphids, cicadas, scale insects, and lac insects?
Homoptera
What are some examples of the order Homoptera (“same wings”)?
Aphids, cicadas, scale insects, and lac insects
What is the order of insects that are scale winged, and some examples would be butterflies and moths?
Lepidoptera
What is the order of insects that are two winged, and examples would be houseflies, mosquitoes, and gnats?
Diptera
What are some examples of the order Diptera (“two wings”)?
Houseflies, mosquitoes, and gnats
What is the order of insects that are sheath winged, and examples would be the beetle?
Coleoptera
What are some examples of the order Coleoptera (“sheath wings”)?
Beetles
What is the order of insects that are membrane winged (social insects), and examples would be bees, ants, and wasps?
Hymenoptera
What are some examples of the order Hymenoptera (“membrane wings,” social insects)?
Bees, ants, and wasps
