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Classification Scheme Overview. Insects & Diseases. Classification Overview. K ingdom P hylum C lass O rder F amily G enus S pecies. How do you remember that? Using a mnemonic (memory) device. K ing P hillip C ame O ver F rom G ermany S wimming.
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Classification Scheme Overview Insects & Diseases
Classification Overview Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
How do you remember that? • Using a mnemonic (memory) device.
King Phillip Came Over From Germany Swimming
Classification of the Honey Bee: • Kingdom: Animal • Phylum: Arthropoda • Class Insecta (Hexapoda) • Order There are +/- 30 orders 5+ major orders of concern to us Hymenoptera • Family Apidae • Genus Apis • Species mellifera There are super- and sub- orders, genera, etc.
Proper insect names include: Genus species Author No capital letters in common names unless the name contains a proper noun: Japanese beetle honey bee Common names written as two words if species belongs to classification: Japanese beetle honey bee
Common names written as one word if not within classification: sawfly About 1 million species of insects have been described - maybe 10 times that many unidentified! Most are known only by their scientific names – common names given to: Pests Economically important Pretty
