Bug Orders

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Karteikarten am Bug Orders, erstellt von Carolyn Mahn am 09/02/2018.
Carolyn Mahn
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Lepidoptera -Butterflies, skippers & moths•Name means “scale wings” -Complete metamorphosis -Wings with specialized overlapping scales -Adults - proboscis or non-feeding -Larvae - chewing mouthparts -Butterflies & skippers diurnal, most moths nocturnal -Butterflies & skippers with naked pupae (chrysalis); moth pupae often in silken cocoons
Collembola -Springtails -Name refers to collophore -No metamorphosis -Continue to molt as adult -Primitively wingless -Chewing mouthparts -Jump with furcula and tenaculum- Common in soil and leaf litter- Mostly fungus feeders
Thysanura -Silverfish & firebrats -Name means “fringed tail” -Body flattened, covered with scales -No metamorphosis -Primitively wingless -True insects -Chewing mouthparts -3 “tails” or cerci -Omnivores -Some species associated with humans
Ephemeroptera -Mayflies- -Name means “ephemeral”, “short lived” -Two pairs triangular wings -Chewing mouthparts (naiad = immature) -Fish food -Indicators of water quality -Adults very short lived, can occur in huge swarms
Odonata -Dragonflies and damselflies -Name means “tooth" -2 pairs elongate wings with network of venation -Chewing mouthparts -All are predaceous (naiads & adults)
Plecoptera -Stoneflies -Name means “folded wing” -Gradual metamorphosis -Prefer cool, rocky streams with noticeable current -Indicators of stream health (pollution & temperature) -Chewing mouthparts, variable feeding habits -Adults may or may not feed -Filamentous gills if present (naiads)
Blattodea -Cockroaches -Name derived from “blatta”, Greek for cockroach -Gradual metamorphosis -Wings leathery, often reduced -Chewing mouthparts•Mostly omnivores -Cursorial legs – fast runners -Some are household pests, most are tropical & live outside -Some species show social behavior
Blattodea -Clade: Isoptera -Termites•Gradual metamorphosis -Social insects with caste system -Wings membranous, absent in workers -Chewing mouthparts -Structural pests -Symbiotic microorganisms -Digest cellulose
Phasmatodea -Walkingsticks (& leaf insects) -Name means “apparition” or “phantom” -Gradual metamorphosis -Wings reduced or absent -Chewing mouthparts -Foliage feeders -Cryptic appearance, often nocturnal -Sexually dimorphic (size) -Most can reproduce parthenogenetically -Can regenerate legs
Mantodea -Praying mantids -Name means “soothsayer or prophet” -Gradual metamorphosis -Forewing leathery -Chewing mouthparts -Raptorial front legs -Predaceous -Eggs in ootheca
Orthoptera -Grasshoppers, crickets, katydids -Name means “straight wing” -Gradual metamorphosis -Forewing leathery -Chewing mouthparts- Hind legs modified for jumping -Mostly phytophagous -Sound production -Hearing by tympanal organ (on front tibia or 1st abdominal segment)
Dermaptera -Earwigs -Name means “skin wing” -Gradual metamorphosis -2 pairs of wings; front pair leathery, often reduced (elytra) -Chewing mouthparts -Mostly omnivores -Forceps-like cerci -Some are nuisance pests
Phthiraptera -Chewing & sucking lice -Wingless -Gradual metamorphosis -Chewing or sucking mouthparts -Feed on vertebrate blood
Thysanoptera -Thrips (singular and plural) -Name means fringe wing -Gradual metamorphosis -Mouthparts are rasping/sucking -Can transmit plant diseases -Size is small (2-3 mm)
Hemiptera -True bugs, aphids, leafhoppers, cicadas, scale insects, mealybugs, etc. -Name means “half wing” -Gradual metamorphosis -Piercing-sucking mouthparts -Phytophagous, predaceous, or blood sucking
Hymenoptera -Sawflies, bees, wasps, ants -Name means “membranous wings” -Complete metamorphosis -Chewing or chewing-lapping mouthparts -Trend toward sociality in bees, wasps, and ants -Important as pollinators, -Parasitoids, and pests
Trichoptera -Caddisflies -Name means “hairy wings” -Complete metamorphosis -Winged adults nocturnal, often -attracted to light -Chewing mouthparts, adults may not feed -scavengers, herbivores, predators
Coleoptera -Beetles, including weevils -Name means “sheath wing” -First pair of wings hardened (elytra) -Complete metamorphosis -Chewing mouthparts -Largest order of insects -Over 125 families -350,000 named species
Neuroptera -Lacewings & antlions -Name means “nerve wing” -Complete metamorphosis -Some are aquatic as larvae -2 pairs membranous wings -Chewing mouthparts as larvae/adults -Mostly predaceous
Mecoptera -Scorpionflies, hangingflies -elongated snout -Name means “long wings” -Complete metamorphosis -Winged or wingless -Chewing mouthparts -Elongated head -Some species with scorpion-like tail -Adults are predators -Larvae have variable feeding habits
Siphonaptera -Fleas -Name means “siphoning” & “wingless” -Complete metamorphosis -Secondarily wingless -Sucking mouthparts -Laterally flattened -Adults feed on blood of birds and mammals -Larvae feed as scavengers
Diptera -True flies, mosquitoes, gnats, midges -Name means “two wings” -Complete metamorphosis -Larvae are legless maggots -1 pair of wings + halteres -Mouthparts variable•150,000 named species
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