Download INSECT TAXONOMIC DIVERSITY

INSECT TAXONOMIC
DIVERSITY
BY:BRANDON STOUDEMIRE
INSECT ORDERS
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EPHEMEROPTERA
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ODONATA
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BLATTARIA
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ISOPTERA
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DERMATPTERA
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ORTHOPTERA
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PHASMIDA
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HEMIPTERA
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COLEOPTERA
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LEPIDOPTERA
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DIPTERA
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SIPHONOPTERA
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HYMENOPTERA
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MANATODA
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PLECOPTERA
EPHEMEROPTERA
The name Ephemeroptera is derived from the Greek "ephemera"
meaning short-lived, and "ptera" meaning wings. This is a reference to
the short lifespan of most adult mayflies.
ODONATA
• Odonata is an order of carnivorous insects, encompassing dragonflies
(Anisoptera/Epiprocta) and damselflies (Zygoptera). The word dragonfly is also
sometimes used to refer to all Odonata, but odonate is a more correct English name
for the group as a whole
BLATTARIA
• Cockroaches are insects of the order Blattodea, sometimes also called Blattaria, of
which about 30 species out of 4,600 total are associated with human habitats.
ISOPTERA
• The name Isoptera, derived from the Greek "iso" meaning equal and "ptera"
meaning wings, refers to the similar size, shape, and venation of the four
wings.
DERMAPTERA
Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera and are
found throughout the Americas, Africa, Eurasia, Australia
and New Zealand. With about 2,000 species in 12
families, they are one of the smaller insect orders.
Earwigs have characteristic cerci, a pair of forceps
pincers on their abdomen, and membranous wings folded
underneath short forewings, hence the scientific order
name, "skin wings." Some groups are tiny parasites on
mammals and lack the typical pincers. Earwigs rarely use
their flying ability
ORTHOPTERA
• Orthoptera is an order of insects with paurometabolous or incomplete
metamorphosis, including the grasshoppers, crickets, cave crickets,
Jerusalem crickets, katydids, weta, lubber, Acrida, and locusts.
PHASMIDA
• The Phasmatodea are an order of insects, whose members are
variously known as stick insects, walking sticks or stick-bugs,
phasmids, ghost insects and leaf insects.
HEMIPTERA
• Hemiptera is an order of insects most often known as the true bugs,
comprising around 50,000–80,000 species of cicadas, aphids, planthoppers,
leafhoppers, shield bugs, and others.
COLEOPTERA
• Hemiptera is an order of insects most often known as the true bugs,
comprising around 50,000–80,000 species of cicadas, aphids,
planthoppers, leafhoppers, shield bugs, and others
LEPIDOPTERA
• Lepidopteran species are characterized by more than three derived features, some of the most
apparent being the scales covering their bodies and wings, and a proboscis. The scales are
modified, flattened "hairs", and give butterflies and moths their extraordinary variety of colors and
patterns. Almost all species have some form of membranous wings, except for a few that have
reduced wings or are wingless. Like most other insects, butterflies and moths are holometabolous,
meaning they undergo complete metamorphosis. Mating and the laying of eggs are carried out by
adults, normally near or on host plants for the larvae. The larvae are commonly called caterpillars,
and are completely different from their adult moth or butterfly form, having a cylindrical body
with a well-developed head, mandible mouth parts, and from 0 to 11 (usually 8) pairs of prolegs. As
they grow, these larvae will change in appearance, going through a series of stages called instars.
Once fully matured, the larva develops into a pupa, referred to as a chrysalis in the case of
butterflies and a cocoon in the case of moths. A few butterflies and many moth species spin a silk
case or cocoon prior to pupating, while others do not, instead going underground.
DIPTERA
• .True Flies / Mosquitoes / Gnats / Midges
• The name Diptera, derived from the Greek words "di" meaning two and "ptera" meaning wings, refers to the
fact that true flies have only a single pair of wings.
Mating process
(diptera)
SIPHONOPTERA
Fleas are the insects forming the order
Siphonaptera. They are wingless, with
mouthparts adapted for piercing skin and sucking
blood. Fleas are external parasites, living by
hematophagy off the blood of mammals and birds.
HYMENOPTERA
The Hymenoptera are one of the largest orders of
insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and
ants. Over 150,000 species are recognized, with
many more remaining to be described.
MANTODEA
Mantodea (or mantises, mantes) is an order of
insects that contains over 2,400 species and about
430 genera[1] in 15 families worldwide in
temperate and tropical habitats. Most of the
species are in the family Mantidae.
PLECOPTERA
The Plecoptera are an order of insects, commonly known as stoneflies. Some 3,500 species are
described worldwide, with new species still being discovered. Stoneflies are found worldwide,
except Antarctica. Stoneflies are believed to be one of the most primitive groups of Neoptera,
with close relatives identified from the Carboniferous and Lower Permian geological periods, while
true stoneflies are known from fossils only a bit younger. The modern diversity, however,
apparently is of Mesozoic origin.
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