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INSECT CLASSIFICATION. KIND PHILLIP CAME OVER FOR GOOD SPAGHETTI !!!. Phyllum Arthropoda. Exoskeleton Segmented legs & body Bilateral symmetry Ventral nerve cord Dorsal blood pump.
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INSECT CLASSIFICATION KIND PHILLIP CAME OVER FOR GOOD SPAGHETTI !!!
PhyllumArthropoda • Exoskeleton • Segmented legs & body • Bilateral symmetry • Ventral nerve cord • Dorsal blood pump
Class Arachnida (arachnids): spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, etc.Arachnids possess: 2 body segments - cephalothorax and abdomen 8 legs; 1 pair of chelicerae; no antennae Class Chilopoda (centipedes)Chilipods possess: many body segments 1 pair of legs per body segment; 1 pair of antennae 1st pair of legs modified into venomous fangs Class Diplopoda (millipedes)Diplopods possess: Many body segments 2 pair of legs per body segment; 1 pair of antennae Class Crustacea (crustaceans): crabs, shrimp, barnacles, sowbugs, etc.Crustaceans possess: Several body segments - head, thorax and abdomen Segments may be fused; Varied number of legs 2 pairs of antennae
Class Insecta (Insects); beetles, bugs, wasps, moths, flies, etc.Insects possess: 3 body segments 6 legs 1 pair of antennae Diverse modifications to appendages
KINGDOM DIVISION CLASS ORDER FAMILY GENUS SPECIES
Animalia KINGDOM Arthropoda PHYLUM Insecta CLASS Hymenoptera ORDER Apidae FAMILY Apis GENUS melifera SPECIES
BIONOMIAL NOMENCLATURE Apis melifera L. • 2 part scientific naming of species • First part of the name identifies the genus to which the species belongs • The second part identifies the species within the genus • Designated in Latin • First adopted by Carl Linnaeus in 1753
Plantae KINGDOM Tracheophyta PHYLUM Angiospermae CLASS Sapindales ORDER Aceraceae FAMILY Acer GENUS rubrum SPECIES
Animalia KINGDOM Chordata PHYLUM Mammalia CLASS Primatales ORDER Hominidae FAMILY Homo GENUS sapian SPECIES
Insect classification • Approx. 30 orders of insects • Classified by • type of development • type of mouthparts • wings (number and placement)
Order Orthoptera • Crickets • Grasshoppers
Order Orthoptera • Simple development • Chewing mouthparts • Two pairs of wings/ first set are thickened and leather-like
Orthoptera wings Posterior wings are light for flying
Order Dermaptera • Earwings
Order Dermaptera • Short wing covers-second pair not always developed • Simple development • Chewing mouthparts • Have terminal forceps • 20 species in North America
Order Hemiptera – True Bugs • Bed bugs • Stink bugs • Wheelback bug
Order Hemiptera • Simple development • Sucking mouthparts • Two pairs of wings (hemelytron forewing)
Leafhoppers • Cicadas • aphids Order Homoptera
Suborder Homoptera • Simple development • Sucking mouthparts • Two pairs of membrane type wings
Adult cicada 1 2
Butterflies • Moths Order Lepidoptera
Order Lepidoptera • Complete development-larvae are caterpillars • Larvae have chewing mouth parts • Two pairs of wings, covered with scales
Beetles Order Coleoptera
Order Coleoptera • Complete development- larvae are grubs • Chewing mouthparts larvae and adults • Two pairs of wings-first hardened into • wing covers (elytra)
Adult beetle Order Coleoptera <wing cover
Japanese beetle grubs < 3 pairs of legs
Order Diptera- Flies • Complete development-larvae are maggots • Chewing mouthparts in larvae/ • variable in adults • Adults only have 1 pair of wings
Horse fly < 1 pair of wings
Rat-tailed maggots larvae have no legs
Bees • Wasps • Ants • Sawflies Order Hymenoptera
Order Hymenoptera • Complete development-larvae are maggot like • Chewing mouthparts in larvae • Two pairs of wings • both membrane-like hooked together to work as one
Order Ephemeroptera • mayflies
Order Ephemeroptera • Delicate bodies with four wings (front pair much larger) many cross veins • Mouth parts of the chewing type but rudimetary • Incomplete development, aquatic larval stage
Order Odonata • Dragon flies • Damsel flies
Order Odonata • Adults have 4 wings of equal size, membranous • Chewing mouthparts, well developed • Incomplete development, aquatic larval stage
Order Neuroptera • Dobson flies • Lacewings
Order Neuroptera • Chewing and biting mouthparts • Feed on other insects and small animals • Four wings, well veined • Complete metamorphosis
Order Trichoptera • Caddis flies
Order Trichoptera • Soft bodied • Four membranous wings with numerous longitudinal veins • Mouth parts rudimentary • Antennae and legs are long • Complete development
Order Thysanura • silverfish
Order Thysanura • Apterygota (no wings) • Ametabolousdevelopement • Abdomen has 11 segments • Covered in scales
Order Mantodea • Praying mantids
Order Mantodea • Predatory insects closely related to roaches • Front pair of legs are armed with strong spines to grasp prey • Four wings, membranous with soft covering • Incomplete development
Order Blattaria • Roaches