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Entomology Practical 2 Taxonomy
Order to Family. Lab Practical 2
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
03/10/2014

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Term
Coleoptera
Definition
(order) - Suborders: Adephaga, Polyphaga
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Adephaga
Definition
(suborder) - Families: Cicindelidae, Carabidae, Dytiscidae
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Cicindelidae
Definition
(family) - tiger beetles
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Carabidae
Definition
(family) - ground beetles, bombardier beetles
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Dytiscidae
Definition
(family) - predaceous diving beetles, water tigers
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Polyphaga
Definition
(suborder) - Families: Hydrophilidae, Staphylinidae, Scarabaeidae, Elateridae, Tenebrionidae, Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae, Curculionidae, Coccinellidae
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Staphylinidae
Definition
(family) - rove beetles
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Hydrophilidae
Definition
(family) - water scavenger beetles
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Elateridae
Definition
(family) - click beetles
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Coccinellidae
Definition
(family) - ladybird beetles
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Tenebrionidae
Definition
(family) - darkling beetles, ironclad beetles
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Scarabaeidae
Definition
(family) - scarabs, june beetles, dung beetles, hercules beetles
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Cerambycidae
Definition
(family) - long-horn beetles
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Chrysomelidae
Definition
(family) - tortoise beetles, cucumber beetles, leaf beetles
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Curculionidae
Definition
(family) - weevils
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Lepidoptera
Definition
(order) - Suborders: Ditrysia
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Ditrysia
Definition
(suborder) - Families: Arctiidae, Sphingidae, Saturniidae, Hesperiidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae
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Arctiidae
Definition
(family) - tiger moths
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Sphingidae
Definition
(family) - hawk moths
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Saturniidae
Definition
(family) - silk moths; cecropia moths, luna moths
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Hesperiidae
Definition
(family) - skippers
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Papilionidae
Definition
(family) - swallowtails, parnassians
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Pieridae
Definition
(family) - cabbage/sulfur butterflies
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Lycaenidae
Definition
(family) - blues, coppers. Xerces blue (1941)
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Nymphalidae
Definition
(family) - brush-footed/four-footed butterflies
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DIptera
Definition
(order) - Suborders: Nematocera, Brachycera
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Nematocera
Definition
(suborder) - Families: Tipulidae, Culicidae, Chironomidae
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Tipulidae
Definition
(family) - crane flies
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Culicidae
Definition
(family) - mosquitos
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Chironomidae
Definition
(family) - midges
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Brachycera
Definition
(suborder) - "Divisions": Orthorrhapha, Cyclorrhapha
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Orthorrhapha
Definition
(division) - Bombyliidae, Asilidae
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Bombyliidae
Definition
(family) - bee flies
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Asilidae
Definition
(family) - robber flies
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Cyclorrhapha
Definition
(division) - Syrphidae, Muscidae, Calliphoridae
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Syrphidae
Definition
(family) - hover /flower flies
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Muscidae
Definition
(family) - common house fly
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Calliphoridae
Definition
(family) - blue bottle flies, blow flies
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Hymenoptera
Definition
(order) - Suborders: Apocrita
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Apocrita
Definition
(suborder) - Families: Ichneumonidae, Mutillidae, Formicidae, Vespidae, Pompilidae, Sphecidae, Apidae, Halictidae, Megachilidae
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Ichneumonidae
Definition
(family) - scorpion wasps
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Mutillidae
Definition
(family) - velvet ants
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Formicidae
Definition
(family) - ants
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Vespidae
Definition
(family) - paper wasps, hornets, yellow jackets
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Pompilidae
Definition
(family) - spider wasps
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Sphecidae
Definition
(family) - digger wasps; mud daubers
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Apidae
Definition
(family) - bumblebees, honey bees, etc. Includes Anthophoridae
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Halictidae
Definition
(family) - sweat bees, alkali bees
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Megachilidae
Definition
(family) - leafcutter bees
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