Introduction to Arthropod and Hexapod classification Flashcards by Emile Derbesy-Lanari | Brainscape

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Subphyla of arthopods

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Chelicerata
Crustacea
Myriapoda
Hexapoda

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Classes of Hexapoda

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Entognatha: primitive, wingless
Insecta: true insects

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Subclasses of Insecta

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Apterygotes: Primitive, never developed wings, ametabolous development
Pterygotes: Winged/secondarily wingless species, hemimetabolous development

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Subclasses of Pterygotes

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Paleoptera: “Old-winged” insects – cannot fold wings over abdomen.
Neoptera: “New-winged”, can fold wings flat over the abdomen, wing flexon

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