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Insect Taxonomic
Diversity
KINGDOM ANIMALIA, PHYLUM
ARTHROPODA, CLASS INSECTA, THE
ORDERS INCLUDE…
• Ephemeroptera
• Odonata
• Blattaria
• Idoptera
• Dermatptera
• Orthoptera
• Phasmida
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Hemiptera
Coleoptera
Lepidoptera
Diptera
Siphonaptera
Hymenoptera
Mantodea
Plecoptera
EPHEMEROPTERA
The name Ephemeroptera is derived from the Greek "ephemera"
meaning short-lived, and "ptera" meaning wings.
This includes Mayflies.
ODONATA
The name Odonata, derived from the Greek "odonto-", meaning tooth,
refers to the strong teeth found on the mandibles of most adults.
This includes Dragonflies and Damselflies.
BLATTARIA
Is an order of medium to large-sized broadly oval flattened cursorial
insects consisting of the roaches.
This includes Cockroaches.
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.
This includes Termites.
DERMAPTERA
The name Dermaptera, derived from the Greek "derma" meaning skin
and "ptera" meaning wings, refers to the thickened forewings that cover and
protect the hind wings.
This includes Earwigs.
ORTHOPTERA
The name Orthoptera, derived from the Greek "ortho" meaning straight
and "ptera" meaning wing, refers to the parallel-sided structure of the front
wings (tegmina).
This includes Grasshoppers, Locusts, Crickets, and Katydids.
PHASMIDA
The Phasmatodea (sometimes called Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are
an order of insects, whose members are variously known as stick insects (in
Europe and Australasia), walking sticks or stick-bugs (in the United States and
Canada), phasmids, ghost insects and leaf insects (generally the family
Phylliidae).
This includes walking sticks or stick bugs.
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.
This includes cicadas.
COLEOPTERA
The name Coleoptera, derived from the Greek words "koleos" meaning sheath
and "ptera" meaning wings, refers to the modified front wings which serve as
protective covers for the membranous hind wings.
This includes beetles.
LEPIDOPTERA
The name Lepidoptera, derived from the Greek words "lepido" for scale
and "ptera" for wings, refers to the flattened hairs (scales) that cover the body
and wings of most adults.
This includes butterflies.
DIPTERA
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.
This includes flies.
SIPHONAPTERA
The name Siphonaptera is derived from the Greek words "siphon"
meaning a tube or pipe and "aptera" meaning wingless. This is an appropriate
appellation for these secondarily wingless insects whose mouthparts are
adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood.
This includes fleas.
HYMENOPTERA
The name Hymenoptera is derived from the Greek words "hymen"
meaning membrane and "ptera" meaning wings. It is also a reference to
Hymeno, the Greek god of marriage. The name is appropriate not only for
the membranous nature of the wings, but also for the manner in which they
are "joined together as one" by the hamuli.
This includes Ants, Wasps, Bees, Sawflies and Horntails.
MANTODEA
The name Mantodea is derived from "mantis", the Greek word for these
insects.
This includes Praying Mantids.
PLECOPTERA
The name Plecoptera, derived from the Greek "pleco" meaning folded
and "ptera" meaning wing, refers to the pleated hind wings which fold under
the front wings when the insect is at rest.
This includes stoneflies.
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