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Lab practical #1 - Hemiptera (Homopterous groups) Flashcards

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Coccoidea (“-oidea” = superfamily) - Scale insects

  1. Hard scales
  2. Body with appendages reduced
  3. Covered by scale or waxy material
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Cicadellidae - Leafhoppers

  1. Antennae arising on front of head between eyes
  2. Hind tibia with rows of small spines
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Aphids on the World’s Crops

  1. Who is the author(s)?
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Blackman and Eastop

  1. What is the name of the book?
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Neotropical Fulgoroidae - Planthoppers

  1. Antennial base below eye
  2. Waxy secretions
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Acanaloniidae

  1. Similar to Flatidae, but without costal cross vein
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[Cicadomorpha] - Suborder

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Active Homoptera

  1. Antenna short
  2. Bristle-like
  3. Wings present in adults
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Cercopidae - Froghoppers

  1. Antennae arising on front of head between eyes
  2. Hind tibia with spines at apices
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Coccoidae (“-oidae” = superfamily) - Scale insects

  1. Armored scales, with the insect covered by a hard, scale like covering
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Phylloxeridae - phylloxerans

  1. Many form galls, usually with slit-like opening
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[Sternorrhyncha] -Suborder

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  1. Long antenna
  2. Relatively inactive
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Neotropical Membracidae- Treehoppers

  1. Enlarged pronotum
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Flatidae

  1. A fulgoroid
  2. Laterally flattened
  3. Forewing with costal crossed veins
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Psyllidae - Psyllids

  1. Small
  2. Cicada-like, but with long antennae
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Aleyrodidae -Whiteflies

  1. Wings covered with white waxy powder
  2. Small
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Cicadidae - Cicadas

  1. characteristic shape and size
  2. clear wings
  3. apical veins forming a “Z”
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Cicadidae - Cicadas

  1. Characteristic shape and size
  2. Clear wings
  3. Apical veins forming “Z”
  4. Orange veins
  5. Magicicada (periodical cicada)
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Coccoidea (“-oidea” = superfamily) - Scale insects

  1. Soft scales (mealy bugs)
  2. Body with appendages reduced
  3. Covered by scale or waxy material
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How many segments are in the antenna?

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Aphididae - Aphids

  1. Slide mounted specimen of alate (winged) aphid
  2. How many segments are in the antenna? 6
  3. Note the sensorium on the last two segments, a character unique to aphids
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Membracidae - Treehoppers

  1. Enlarged pronotum
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Membracidae - Treehoppers

  1. Enlarged pronotum
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Fulgoroidea (“-oidea” = Superfamily) - Planthoppers

  1. 11 families
  2. Antennal base below eye
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Aphididae - Aphids

  1. Cornicles usually present
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The Periodical Cicada

  1. Who is the author(s)?
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Marlatt

  1. What is the name of the book?

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