Culicidae mosquitoes may spread malaria, encephalitis, yellow fever, filariasis, and other diseases tabanidae horse flies deer flies may spread tularemia, loiasis, trypanosomiasis, and other diseases simulidae black flies may spread human onchoceriasis and leucocytozoon infections of poultry. Forficulidae 2 adults bear a set of cerci at the tip of the abdomen. Lepidoptera, neuroptera, mecoptera flashcards quizlet. Development times for larva and pupa are 7 days and 11 days, respectively castillo 2012. Humans share over 20 percent of our dna with drosophila melanogaster, the fruit fly commonly used to teach genetics in high school science labs flower flies in the family syrphidae mimic ants, bees, and wasps. As permanent ectoparasites of most birds and mammals they exhibit a remarkable level of host specificity which is unparalleled in most other metazoan parasites. The multiauthor edited book is nice and hopefully useful for many. Anoplura sucking lice piercingsucking, stylet sac absent blattaria cockroaches chewing variable coleoptera beetles chewing 2 pair 1st pair elytra collembola springtails chewing apterous dermaptera earwigs chewing 2 pair, front pair elytra, second membranous diplura diplurans chewing lacking diptera flies piercingsucking, or sponging 1. Arctiidae 3 biology and host plants the scarletbodied wasp moth completes its life cycle in 50 to 60 days. Northwestern ontario insect species order anoplura. Of the approximately 500 species of sucking lice, about 23 are parasites of rodents. Coverage of the group is worldwide in scope and includes both extant and extinct taxa. These insects are distinctive because their hind wings are reduced to small, clubshaped structures called halteres only the membranous front wings serve as aerodynamic surfaces. Full text of studies in the dermaptera and orthoptera of.
As opposed to the paraphyletic chewing lice, which are now divided among three suborders, the sucking lice are monophyletic. The dragonflies of lancashire and north merseyside march 2015 steve white and philip h. Young nymphs are guarded by the mother earwig, which remains in or near. Pdf on jan 1, 2008, haitlinger ryszard and others published arthropods acari, anoplura, coleoptera, siphonaptera of small mammals of the podkarpackie province southeast poland find, read. As first used by linnaeus 1735 it included all insects with mandibulate jaws and two pairs of netveined wings dragonflies, mayflies, stoneflies, lacewing.
Taxonomy of iberian anisolabididae dermaptera 31 1979, 1984, 1989, the genu s included f ive species in the med iterranean basin. It is commonly assumed that the order is derived from a primitive pscopteranlike ancestor which became parasitic first on birds. Lice belong to the order phthiraptera, and are the only truly parasitic group amongst the exopterygote insects. If the title of this book turns you off, judge it instead by its appealing cover photograph of two whimsically patterned insects perched on a yellow flower. Psocoptera comes from the greek words psocos, which means gnawed, and ptera, which means wings. The insect order lepidoptera is the second largest order of insects and consists of butterflies and moths. I have just published a book with a big international science publisher crc press, a branch of taylor and francis. The natural history and diversity of diptera by stephen a. The order phthiraptera has been traditionally divided into two groups according to their different feeding habits. Anoplura insects living fossils free 30day trial scribd. As opposed to the paraphyletic chewing lice, which are now divided among three suborders, the sucking lice are monophyletic the anoplura are all bloodfeeding ectoparasites of mammals. European fauna of oedemeridae coleoptera nhbs academic. Biting flies of the family tabanidae are important vectors of human and animal diseases across continents. Behaviorally, earwigs are thigmotactic, nocturnal, and subsocial, in a system whereby the female.
They only occur on about 20% of all placentalian mammal species. Anoplura sucking lice 56 species mallophaga chewing lice 943 species 4 suborders worldwide 3 in book ischnocera filiform antenna exposed, chewing lice. Earwigs have characteristic cerci, a pair of forcepslike pincers on their abdomen, and membranous wings folded underneath short, rarely used forewings, hence the scientific order name, skin wings. Insect orders with a complete life cycle conventionally, insect orders are studied from those which are considered to be the most primitive, progressing through those which are more advanced ies, moths, bees, and beetles. However, records of africa tabanids are fragmentary and mostly cursory. Characteristics lacewings are delicate looking, soft bodied insects with a wingspan ranging in size from 5 to 150 millimetres and a body up to 50 millimetres in length. Psocoptera book lice, bark lice, dust lice bumblebee. These small 2 to 4 mm long insects are parasitic, and suck blood primarily of mammals. Isoptera the termites dermaptera the earwigs embioptera the webspinners plecoptera the stoneflies zoraptera the zorapterans psocoptera the psocids booklice and barklice phthiraptera the lice hemiptera. Nemocera, exclusive of chironomidae and ceratopogonidae johannsen, o. Their food is wood and wood products, and a close relationship has developed with symbiotic flagellates termed obligate symbiosis. Mormotomyia hirsute is only known to live in a large crack at the top of kenyas ukazzi hill.
Anoplura was once described as an order rather than a suborder. The head, however, is narrower than the thorax, and the mouthparts are fitted for piercing the skin and sucking blood. You can modify these specifications at any time by clicking the change items displayed button in the header. They feed exclusively on blood and heavy infestations can cause severe debilitation, anemia, and weakness of the host price and graham 1997. Forficulidae 3 however, development time is considerably longer under field conditions, requiring 1824, 1421, 1520, and about 21 days for the corresponding instars. Some groups are tiny parasites on mammals and lack the typical pincers.
The dermaptera earwigs comprise a small, relatively old, hemimetabolous order of insects characterized in their external anatomy by paired cerci forceps at the posterior end, and in winged forms short tegmina incompletely covering hind wings that are also unique structurally figs. However, the paleoptera dont include all winged insects just the primitive. No ordinal name used in the class has had so many varying meanings given to it by different authors. Found worldwide, butterflies and moths are some of the most beautiful representatives of the insect world. Psocoptera book lice, bark lice, dust lice fast facts about psocoptera book lice, bark lice, dust lice minute less than 6 mm though a few are as large as 10 mm, softbodied, winged and wingless. The sucking lice are wingless, flatbodied insects that look much like the chewing lice. Information contained on this page has been adapted from the remote areas development manual compiled and edited by community development counseling services, inc. Considered here are some of the more important orders which are likely to be encountered. The anoplura are all bloodfeeding ectoparasites of mammals. Adults can use the cerci in defense, twisting the abdomen forward over the head or sideways to engage an enemy, often another.
Waters hall 1603 old claflin place kansas state university manhattan ks 665064004. We are committed to sharing findings related to covid19 as quickly and safely as possible. Many of these are of minor importance and are studied only from the standpoint of scienti c interest. The characteristics of the insect order lepidoptera. So, all paleopterans, and no other arthropods, are supposed to have a particular physical characteristic wings in common. Buy european fauna of oedemeridae coleoptera 9788493184742. However, the paleoptera dont include all winged insects just the primitive ones. In most cases, only the adult females take blood meals. Catalogue of the specimens of dermaptera saltatoria and supplement to the blattarioe in the collection of the british museum.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. An introduction to the study of invertebrate zoology. Paleoptera are usually defined as primitive winged insects. Isoptera through hemiptera this lecture spans the following orders. We will be providing unlimited waivers of publication charges for accepted articles related to covid19. Their development is gradual and their entire life cycle is spent on the host animal. The speciesgroup names of the insect superorder neuropterida orders neuroptera, megaloptera, raphidioptera, and glosselytrodea are catalogued and its valid species and subspecies are monographed.
There are 5 families that contain over 110,000 species. For a list of all of the orders in this key, click here. Based on your answers to the questions, you have identified your insect as being in the order psocoptera. Anoplura sucking lice 56 species mallophaga chewing lice 943 species 4 suborders worldwide 3 in book. Insect orders 4h and youth kansas state university. The name neuroptera is derived from the greek word neuron meaning sinew and ptera meaning wings. Ordem diptera e coleoptera by amanda guanabara on prezi. The halteres connect to a nervefilled socket and work much like a gyroscope to keep the fly on the course and stabilize its flight. Nemocera, exclusive of chironomidae and ceratopogonidae. Speciesspecific genitalic copulatory courtship in sepsid flies diptera. The two suborders can be distinguished by the size of the head. Suborder archidermaptera beybienko, 1936s superfamily protodiplatyoidea martynov, 1925a family protodiplatyidae martynov, 1925a family dermapteridae vishniakova, 1980 subfamily dermapterinae vishniakova, 1980 subfamily turanoviinae engel, 2003.
Dragonflies and damselflies odonata archives north west. Anoplura, dermaptera and isoptera group 3 anoplura sucking lice anoplura, formerly known as siphunculata have around 500 species and represent the smaller of the two traditional suborders of lice. With about 2,000 species in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders. Insects are primarily terrestrial and they are spread out to almost every conceivable ecological niche, except the marine environment, which is practically devoid of insect life. The name means similar wings and includes termites. Dermaptera and orthopterous families blattidae, mantidae and phasmidae see other formats early journal content on jstor, free to anyone in the world this article is one of nearly 500,000 scholarly works digitized and made freely available to everyone in the world by jstor. This is your first entry to the taxa hierarchy display. With approximately 350,000 described species, coleoptera are by far the most speciesrich order of insects and the largest group of animals of comparable geological age. Pdf arthropods acari, anoplura, coleoptera, siphonaptera. The modern english translation nervewings is appropriate because it alludes to the extensive branching found in the wing veins of most neuroptera. Click on underlined file names and for greater detail. Nhbs yang ding, zhu yajun, wnag mengqing and zhang li, china agricultural university press.
If the head is broader than the thorax, is is a member of mallophaga. Full text of studies in the dermaptera and orthoptera of colombia. They attack humans and animals and their bites are often very irritating. Other names for phthiraptera tree of life web project. Linnaeus 1758 associated man and new world monkeys anoplura. I prefer to go in the opposite order, because the more advanced orders are more commonly. Srivastava zoological survey of india, mblock, new alipore, kolkata700 053 introduction family chelisochidae is mainly characterised by the second tersal segment narrowed apically, extending below the third approximately up to the middle.
Sucking lice anoplura, formerly known as siphunculata have around 500 species and represent the smaller of the two traditional suborders of lice. A pair of modified wings called halteres replace the hindwings. Insect order anoplura sucking lice sucking lice are irritating little pests that feed on the blood of their host. Rhynchophthirina head prolonged link to anoplura, chewing lice. Notes on anoplura and mallophaga, from mammals, with. To improve identification, documentation and description of tabanidae in east africa, a baseline survey for the identification and description of tabanidae in three eastern african countries was conducted. If the head is narrower than the thorax, it is a member of anoplura.
Anisolabididae article pdf available in acta entomologica musei nationalis pragae 512. This book is the third volume in the handbook of zoology series which treats the systematics and biology of coleoptera. Anoplura sucking lice anoplura, formerly known as siphunculata have around 500 species and represent the smaller of the two traditional suborders of lice. Today, most authorities consider anoplura a suborder of the order phthiraptera. Each species usually attacks one or a few related species of hosts, and generally lives on a particular part of the hosts body. Arthropods are characterised by having the following features. Scarletbodied wasp moth, cosmosoma myrodora dyar insecta. Ent 425 general entomology resource library compendium. Lice are brownish in colour, lack wings, and have flattened bodies. Insect orders introduction the class hexapoda is generally studied under a classi cation system with approximately 30 orders.
1131 357 942 1497 1463 833 1157 125 1123 78 1307 1334 1403 318 688 800 714 122 1292 1310 1087 818 1484 1317 375 760 312 998 1509 247 268 797 208 1473 467 359 231 1439 1372 391 383