Insect 5 Flashcards
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2
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What is the Hymenoptera? Give some features
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Wasps, ants, bees
Labio-maxillary complex
Apical tibial spur
Hamuli
Haplodiploid
3
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What are the types of parasitoids?
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Primary parasitoid - parasitises primary host
Hyperparasatoid - parasitises primary parasitoid
4
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What are the Diptera? Give some synapomorphies
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Flies
Hind wings attach to halters
Extreme reduction in prothorax
Apical segment of labial palpus is modified to labellum
Kinked wings
Apodous larvae
Reduced abdominal spiracle in adult males
