entomology - msu organic pest management
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Entomology:
Insect Diversity and Taxonomy
John McNamara Pote
Insect Diversity
Humans and Insects
Subtle Distinction
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Taxonomy Systematics
Basic Insect Systematics
INSECTA
PterygotaApterygota
Exopterygota Endopterygota
CLASS:
Sub-class:
Division:
Insect Development
Exopterygota
• Hemimetabolous
• Wings develop
outside of the body
• Immatures
(nymphs) resemble
adults
Endopterygota
• Holometablous
• Wings develop
within body during
pupation
• Immatures (larvae)
do not resemble
adults
INSECTA
PterygotaApterygota
Exopterygota Endopterygota
Collembola
Hemiptera
Isoptera
Dermaptera
Orthoptera
Odonata
Hymenoptera
Diptera
Lepidoptera
Coleoptera
10 Important Insect Orders
The Etymology of Entomologyptera
donto
coleo
lepi
ortho
di
hymeno
iso
derm
= wing
= teeth/tooth
= sheath
= scale
= straigh
= two
= membrane
= same
= skin/leather
Collembola
Odonata
Anisoptera Zygoptera
Orthoptera
Dermaptera
Isoptera
Hemiptera
BUGS!!!
Stink Bug/Shield Bug
(F: Pentatomidae)
Giant Water Bug
(F: Bellostomatidae)
Kissing Bug, Vector of
Chagas Disease
(F: Reduviidae)
Non-Bug Hemipterans
Scale (F: Coccoidea)
Cicada (SF: Cicadoidea)Aphids (SF: Aphidoidea)
ColeopteraThe most diverse order in the
animal kingdom
Lepidoptera
Diptera
Hymenoptera
Identification
Key Things to Look For
Wingspresence, number, position, texture
Mouthpartssucking/piercing or chewing
Minor Orders