objectives of basic entomology at the end of this section students should be able to:
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OBJECTIVES OF BASIC ENTOMOLOGY At the end of this section students should be able to: 1) Understand that due to the great diversity of insects, and their genetic flexibility, here will always be species causing damage to forests and forest products. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
OBJECTIVES OF BASIC ENTOMOLOGYAt the end of this section students should be able to:
1) Understand that due to the great diversity of insects, and their genetic flexibility, here will always be species causing damage to forests and forest products.2) Know the major taxonomic divisions including phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.3) Know the characteristics of the phylum Arthropoda and the differences between the Chelicerata and Mandibulata.4) Describe the specialized features of the class Insecta.5) Describe the generalized parts of the chewing mouthparts and be familiar with the more specialized mouthpart types found throughout the class Insecta.6) Describe the internal morphology of insects particularly the features of the digestive, respiratory, circulatory, excretory, reproductive and nervous systems.7) Describe the various types of metamorphosis and give examples of insect groups that have those types of development.8) Define the terms instar, stadium, and generation in terms of insects.9) Know the common and order names of the insect groups discussed in class and in the textbook.
The Taxonomic Hierarchy is:
Kingdom ----- Animal
Phylum ----- Arthropoda
Class ----- Insecta
Order ----- Coleoptera
FamilyGenus
Species
All Arthropods Have SeveralCommon Structural Characteristics:
1)A chitinous exoskeleton
The suit of armor ofthis knight is somewhatanalogous to the insectexoskeleton
All arthropods also have:
•A tubular digestive tract
•A dorsal tubular circulatory system
•A ventral nervous system
The Phylum Arthropoda Includes:
Chelicerata= mouthparts outside the head
Mandibulata= mouthparts inside the head
Chelicerata include some membersimportant to foresters, including
Scorpions, spiders, and ticks.
Class Arachnida
Characteristics of Chelicerata include:
•All those of general arthropods
and
•2 body regions•No antennae•4 pair of walking legs
Mandibulata include:
Lobsters – Class Crustacea
Centipedes – Class Chilopoda
Millipedes – Class Diplopoda
Insects within the Class Insectahave all the characteristicsof Arthropods
and
•3 body regions
Head Thorax Abdomen
Insects also have:
•3 pairs of legs(not two in spite of what youmay see in some movies)
•1 pair of antennae
So, spiders are arthropods because they have:
1) Segmented bodies
2) Jointed appendages
3) Bilateral symmetry
4) A chitinous exoskeleton
But spiders are not insects because they have:
1) Only two body regions (not three)
2) 4 pairs of legs (not 3)
3) No antennae
Characteristics of exoskeleton and endoskeleton. Exoskeleton provides: 1) SupportLarge churches such as they have at the Air Force Academy have an external supporting structure, or exoskeletonwhich allows for large open spaces.
Exoskeleton provides: 2) Muscle attachment
Insect muscles are attached to the interior of the exoskeleton
Exoskeleton provides:
6) Good mechanical advantage
For Example: A common ordinary flea can jump about 8 inches high.A comparable featfor a human wouldbe a leap of 800 feet.
All Insecta have 3 body regions which are called Tagma
Tagma are groups of segments that function together to perform a general task.
•Head = perception, food intake
•Thorax = locomotion, food processing
•Abdomen = reproduction, excretion
1)Antenna
• These are the odor receptors of insects
• They come in a variety of forms and shapes
• They are used by entomologists ininsect identification
Larval insects, like caterpillars, do not have compound eyes.
But they may have numerous Ocelli with which they see reasonably well.
3)Mouthparts: Insects have much variation in mouthparts, depending upon food habits and include:
• Chewing -- grasshoppers, beetles, Lepidoptera larvae, • Chewing-lapping -- bees• Siphoning -- Butterflies• Piercing-Sucking -- aphids, mosquitoes, scale insects, leafhoppers• Sponging -- house flies• Cutting-Sponging -- Deer flies, horse flies
•Chewing-Lapping Mouthparts
Some insects, like honey bees, have normal mandibles but other structures are modified into sucking lapping devices.
Honeybees use their sucking mouthparts to collect nectar and their chewing mouthparts to chew and create waxy combs to store their nectar (honey).
•Siphoning Mouthparts
Butterflies and moths have mouthparts permanently modified into a siphoning tube
proboscus
•Sponging Mouthparts
Some insects, like house flies, have mouthparts modified to “sponge up” liquids
They can’t bite!
•Cutting-Sponging Mouthparts
Horse flies and Deer flies cut a deep wound then lap up the flowing blood
Legs are found on all three (pro- meso- & meta-) thoracic segments.
Wings, if they occur, are found onthe Mesothorax and Metathorax (never on the Prothorax).
Prothorax = no wingsBut has 1 pair legs
Metathorax = wings &1 pair legs
Mesothorax = wings &1 pair legs
1)LEGS
Leg segments include:
• Coxa -- attached to body• Femur -- largest segment of leg• Tibia• Tarsus• Tarsal claws
The structure of legs of insects vary depending upon use, but all have the same basic parts. Some different leg types include:
•Running •Jumping
•Grasping •Digging
•Clinging •Swimming
2)WINGS
There are various modifications of insect wings, some with special functions.
These include:
• Membrane Wings• Scale Wings• Haltares• Elytra• Hemi-elytra
True bugs (Hemiptera) have half of the wing stiff and colorful.
The other half is membraneous.
These are called “hemi elytra”.
Wing veins have several functions:
•Carry Blood (for a short time)
•Add Strength (exoskeletal)
•Add Strength (alter shape)
•Great taxonomic value
Appendages of the abdomen areof two types:
•Reproductive appendages such as genitalia or ovipositors
•Those not associated with reproduction
Non-reproductive appendages: Cerci
Cerci on this male earwigare used for defense
Tail-like appendages on mayflies are also cerci
Walking sticks deposit eggs almost anywhere and do not have a specializedovipositor
Females:
•Ovipositor – is the egg laying device.Insect ovipositors vary greatly depending upon where the eggs are placed.
Giant Ichneumonid
Ovipositor 5 inches long
Some wood wasps place eggs deep in the wood. They have very well developed ovipositors.
Some insects have the ovipositor modified as a defensive weapon.
The stinger of honey bees is a modified ovipositor.
Honey bee pulling away from sting