Subphylum Uniramia Class Insecta II. Orders Mallophaga, Anoplura, Thysanoptera, Hemiptera, Homoptera, Neuroptera and Coleoptera

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1 Subphylum Uniramia Class Insecta II. Orders Mallophaga, Anoplura, Thysanoptera, Hemiptera, Homoptera, Neuroptera and Coleoptera Dave McShaffrey Biology Department Marietta College Fall, 2002 Tuesday, October 17, 2000

2 Order Mallophaga Chewing Lice Mal-lof a-ga Gr. mallos, wool + phagein, to eat direct development to 6 mm no wings, wide head with chewing mouthparts, legs adapted for clinging to host ectoparasites of mammals and birds feed on hair and feathers 5,500 species (including Anoplura)

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4 Order Anoplura - Sucking Lice An-o-plu ra Gr. anoplus, unarmed + oura, tail direct development to 6mm no wings, narrow head with sucking mouthparts, legs adapted for clinging to host ectoparasites of mammals, feed on blood 5,500 species (including Mallophaga)

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6 Pediculidae - Pediculus humanus Human Body Louse

7 Pediculidae - Pediculus humanus Human Head Louse

8 Pthiridae - Pthirus pubus Human Crab Louse

9 Order Thysanoptera - Thrips Thy-sa-nop ter-a Gr. thysanos, tassel + pteron, wing direct development 0.5 to 5 mm wingless or with long fringes of hair on wings conelike, sucking mouthparts terrestrial, most herbivorous, some insectivorous 4,000 species

10 Order Hemiptera - True Bugs He-mip ter-a Gr. hemi, half + pteron, wing direct development 2 to 100 mm front wings with leathery basal portion and membranous distal portion, sucking mouthparts wings lacking in some most terrestrial, herbivorous or predaceous 50,000 species

11 Green Stink Bug Pentatomidae

12 Green Stink Bug Pentatomidae

13 Brown Stink Bug Pentatomidae

14 Toad Bug Gelastocoridae

15 Water Strider Gerridae

16 Giant Water Bug Belastomatidae

17 Leaf-Footed Bug Coreidae

18 Order Homoptera Cicadas, Aphids, Scale Insects, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers Ho-mop ter-a Gr. homos, same + pteron, wing direct development small to large membranous or thickened forewings, membranous hindwings, sucking mouthparts originating on rear of head wings lacking in many, some with only 2 wings terrestrial, herbivorous 32,000 species

19 Leafhopper Cicadellidae

20 Leafhopper Cicadellidae

21 Froghopper (Spittlebug) Cercopidae

22 Flatid Planthopper Flatidae

23 Flatid Planthopper Flatidae

24 Treehopper Membracidae

25 Membracidae - Platycotis vittata Oak Treehopper

26 Membracidae - Platycotis vittata Oak Treehopper (juveniles)

27 Dog-Day Cicada Nymph Emerging adult Cicadidae - Tibicen sp.

28 Dog-Day Cicada Cicadidae - Tibicen sp. Emerging adult

29 Dog-Day Cicada Emerging adult Cicadidae - Tibicen sp.

30 Dog-Day Cicada Cicadidae - Tibicen sp. Ventral View Mouthparts

31 Dog-Day Cicada Adult Cicadidae - Tibicen sp.

32 Periodical Cicada Adult Cicadidae - Magicicada sp.

33 Aphids Aphidae

34 Aphids Aphidae

35 Aphid Aphidae

36 Aphids Aphidae

37 Aphids Aphidae

38 Whitefly Aleyrodidae

39 Scale Insects

40 Order Neuroptera Dobsonflies, Alderflies, Ant Lions, Lacewings Neu-rop ter-a Gr. neuron, nerve + pteron, wing indirect development medium to large sized membranous wings with many cross veins, chewing mouthparts, often with enlarged mandibles terrestrial and aquatic (larvae), predaceous 4,670 species

41 Dobsonfly (larva) Corydalidae - Corydalus sp.

42 Dobsonfly (larva) Corydalidae - Corydalus sp.

43 Alderfly (larva) Sialidae - Sialis sp.

44 Alderfly (adult) Sialidae - Sialis sp.

45 Green Lacewing (adult) Crysopidae

46 Order Coleoptera Beetles, Fireflies, Weevils Ko-le-op ter-a Gr. koleos, sheath + pteron, wing indirect development among the smallest and largest insects front wings (elytra) hardened, rear wings membranous and folded under elytra chewing mouthparts all habitats, some parasitic 300,000+ species (largest order of animals)

47 Mealworm Tenebrionidae - Tenebrio molitor Adult Larva Pupa

48 Water Penny Larva, dorsal view Psephenidae - Psephenus herricki

49 Water Penny Larva, ventral view Psephenidae - Psephenus herricki

50 Glowworm Anterior Larva, lateral view Lampyridae

51 Glowworm Anterior Larva, dorsal view Lampyridae

52 Firefly or Lightningbug Lampyridae - Photinus sp. Anterior Adult, dorsal view

53 Ground Beetle Carabidae

54 Ground Beetle Carabidae

55 Tiger Beetle Cincindelidae - Cincindela sexgutatta

56 Tiger Beetle Cincindelidae - Cincindela duodecimgutatta

57 Scarab Beetles Scarabidae

58 Scarabidae - Polyphylla decemlineata Scarab Beetle

59 Japanese Beetle Scarabidae - Popillia japonica

60 Carrion Beetle Silphidae - Silpha americana

61 Sexton Beetle Silphidae - Nicrophoris orbicollis

62 Whirligig Beetle Larva, dorsal view Anterior Gyrinidae - Dineutes sp.

63 Whirligig Beetle Gyrinidae

64 Whirligig Beetle Gyrinidae

65 Crawling Water Beetles Haliplidae - Peltodytes sp.

66 Water Scavenger Beetle Anterior Hydrophilidae Larvae, lateral view

67 Water Scavenger Beetle Hydrophilidae

68 Riffle Beetle Anterior Elmidae - Stenelmis sp. Larvae, dorsal and lateral views

69 Riffle Beetle Anterior Elmidae - Stenelmis sp. Adults, dorsal and ventral views

70 Lycidae - Calopteron terminatum Net-winged Beetle Adult showing elytra and membranous hind wings

71 Locust Borer Beetles Mating adults; male is dorsal Cerambycidae - Megacyllene robinae

72 Long-horned Beetle Adult, on Sassafras sp. Anterior Cerambycidae - Oberea sp.

73 Metallic Wood-boring Beetle Anterior Buprestidae Larvae being attacked by ant.

74 Metallic Wood-boring Beetle Buprestidae Adult

75 Soldier Beetle Cantharidae - Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus

76 Ladybird Beetle Coccinellidae

77 Click Beetle Elateridae

78 Click Beetle Elateridae

79 12-spotted Cucumber Beetle (Southern Corn Rootworm) Chrysomelidae - Diobrotica undecimpunctata

80 Colorado Potato Beetle (larva) Chrysomelidae - Leptinotarsa undecemlineata

81 Colorado Potato Beetle (Adult) Chrysomelidae - Leptinotarsa undecemlineata

82 Dogbane Leaf Beetle Chrysomelidae - Chrysochus auratus

83 Dogbane Leaf Beetle Chrysomelidae - Chrysochus auratus

84 Tumbling Flower Beetle Mordellidae - Mordella sp.

85 Rove Beetle Staphylinidae - Creophilus maxillosus

86 Staphylinidae - Creophilus maxillosus Rove Beetle

87 Rove Beetle Staphylinidae

88 Weevil Curculionidae

89 Plum Curculio Curculionidae - Conotrachelus nenuphar Anterior Larva, lateral/ventral view

90 Acorn Weevil Curculionidae - Curculio sp.

91 Acorn Weevil Curculionidae - Curculio sp.

92 Rhipiphoridae Wedge-shaped Beetle

93 The End.

94 Chapter 20 Integrated Principles of Zoology Eleventh Edition Hickman/Roberts/Larson (c) The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

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