Order Diplura

Question 1

What insects are found in the order diplura

Answer 1

Delicate wingless insects called Campdeids and japygids

Question 2

roughly how many species belong to Diplura

Answer 2

400 species

Question 3

Describe the appearance of members of Diplura

Answer 3

usually under a 1/4 inch in length, but the largest get to 2 inches. Their chewing mouthparts are enclosed within a capsul; and they have the vestiges of legs (styli and subcoxal sacs) on the abdomen. They are whitish and without eyes.

Question 4

Describe the lifestyle of Diplurans

Answer 4

They live in darkness under moss or rocks, or in the ground. Some live in ants nests of caverns. Eat both plant and animal material.

Question 5

What do Diplurans do with their eggs

Answer 5

They will dig little hollows in the soil and attach a bund of 10-22 eggs to a downward projecting stalk.

Question 6

what are the two families of Diplura

Answer 6

Two families: Campodeidae and Japygidae

Question 7

How do you tell the two families of Diplura apart

Answer 7

Campodeidae have two caudal bristles while japygidae only have one.

Question 8

how do diplurans feed

Answer 8

these insects grasp living prey and bring it to their mouths, or drag it around.

Question 9

What is interesting about females of the family Japygidae

Answer 9

Japygidae females will wrap themselves around their eggs and newly hatched young to protect them.