Macroinvertebrate Groupings for SDAM Flashcards
1
Q
Ephemoptera
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Order (Mayflies)
- 3 tails
- short to no antennae
- Larvae: no wingpads
- No pupal stage (emerging stage instead)
2
Q
Trichoptera
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Order (Caddisflies)
- Casings
- Wormy but with legs
- generally no antennae
- 3 plates on thorax
- abdominal prolegs (end of ab)
- larval (no wing pads) and pupal stage
3
Q
Plecoptera
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Order (stoneflies)
- 2 tails
- long antennae
- 2 sets of wing pads
- no pupal stage
4
Q
Diptera
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Order (midges)
- worm like
- no legs or antennae
- fleshy prolegs
- visible head yes or no
5
Q
Odonata
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Zygoptera and Anisoptera (Damsel and Dragonfly)
- shorter antenna than stonefly
- Dragonfly no tails, damselfly tails
- scary mouth parts?
- no pupal stage
6
Q
Coleoptera
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Order (beetles)
- largest order of terrestrial and aquatic insects)
- larval very different than adult
- no pupal
7
Q
Hemiptera
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Order (true bugs)
- wings protected by hardened shell
- hard to ID larval stage
8
Q
Megaloptera
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Order (Dobsonflies, Fishflies, Hellgrammites, and Alderflies)
- Corydalidae (ID to genus)
- Neohermes-Protochauliodes group: bright yellow/orange head with a black pattern
- Oreohermes-Dysmicohermesgroup: reddish-brown head and thorax
9
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Mollusks
A
Snails, Mussels
-ID to family
