order characteristics and metamorphosis Flashcards
FW= forewing HW=hindwing
protura
simple concal head piecing mouthparts lacks eyes wingless 12 segment abdomen .6-1.5mm
collembola
simple wingless long bodies 4-6 abdominal segments multicolored tube protudes from abdomen microscopic
diplura
simple
1 segment tarsi
chewing mouthparts
2 cerci on head
thysanura
simple
spindleshaped
flat bodies wth 3 long bristly tails
ephemeroptera
simple
2 large triangular wings
odanata
simple 2 pairs of elonigated membranous wings compund eyes large eys long, slender abdomen short antennae
plecoptera
simple 4 membranous wings elongate flttened cerci present long antennae mouthparts chewing
orthoptera
simple 2 pairs of wings many segment antennae cerci present has ovipositor FW is long, narrow, many veined
blattodea
simple
flattened oval bodies
long laid back antennae
wings (almost never used)
isoptera
simple
small soft bodies
pale colored
antennae generally short and bead lack
dermaptera
simple
slender flattened bodies
large pincers at the end
mallophaga
simple bristly body toothed mandibles small compound eyes abdomen wider/as awide as head
anoplura
simple
flattened wings
sucking mouth
larger abdomen than head
thysanoptera
simple slender bodies short antennae short legs feathery wings
hemiptera
simple frontwing thickened at base and membranous tip hindwing shorter than front wing wings held flat on body tips of front wings overlap sucking mouthparts antenna 5 or fewer segments long and conspicous or short and concealed antennae
homooptera
simpe short beak beak rising back of head wings held rooflike over body tarsi1-3 segments short and bristly or long and threadlike antennae
neuroptera
complete FW and HW almost same size 4 membranous wings wings held rooflike over body wings have many veins long antennae cerci absent chewing mouthparts
coleoptera
complete FW horny or leathery FWs meet in striaght line on back HW membranous and usually longer than FWantennae usually 11 segments sometime 8-10 amtemmae variable in form
mecoptera
complete
slender soft bodies
longlegs elongated
snout like heads
trichoptera
complete shaped like certain moths antennae long and thread like antennae usually long as body or longer HW a little shorter than FW
lepidoptera
complere
4 membranous wings
proboscis in form of coiled tupe
wings covered in scales
diptera
complete
one pair of membranous wings (instant ID tag)
knoblike projections called haltares
siphonaptera
complete laterally flat abdomens tough skin enlarged coxae mouthparts with 3 piercing stylets for blood sucking
homonoptera
complete
wings sometimes present
FW a little larger than HW
fairly long antennae
