General
Information on the Orders of Arachnids & Insects
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CLASS ARACHNIDA
ORDER
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COMMON NAME(S)
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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VIRTUAL COLLECTION
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| ACARINA |
TICKS & MITES |
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| ARANAE |
SPIDERS |
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| SCORPIONES |
SCORPIONS |
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Class
Insecta
ORDER
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COMMON NAME(S)
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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VIRTUAL COLLECTION
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ALDERFLIES |
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SNAKEFLIES |
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| ANOPLURA |
SUCKING LICE |
Anopl (unarmed) Ura
(tail) |
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| ARCHEAOGNATHA |
BRISTLETAILS |
Archeo (ancient) Gnatha (mouth) |
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| BLATTODEA |
COCKROACHES |
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| COLEOPTERA |
BEETLES |
Colel (sheath)
Ptera (wings - referring to elytra) |
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| COLLEMBOLA |
SPRINGTAILS |
Coll (glue) Embola
(a bolt or wedge referring to collophore) |
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| DERMAPTERA |
EARWIGS |
Derma (skin) Ptera
(wings) |
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| DIPLURA |
DIPLURANS |
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| DIPTERA |
FLIES, GNATS & MIDGES |
Di (two) Ptera
(wings) |
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| EMBIOPTERA |
WEBSPINNERS |
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| EPHEMEROPTERA |
MAYFLIES |
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| GRYLLOBLATTODEA |
ROCK CRAWLERS |
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TRUE BUGS |
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| HEMIPTERA |
SCALES, APHIDS & HOPPERS |
Hemi (half) Ptera
(wings) |
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| HYMENOPTERA |
BEES, ANTS & WASPS |
Hymeno (god of
marriage refferring to the union of front and hind wings
by means of hamuli) Ptera (wings) |
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| ISOPTERA |
TERMITES |
Iso (equal) Ptera
(wings) |
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| LEPIDOPTERA |
BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS |
Lepido (scale)
Ptera (wings) |
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| MALLOPHAGA |
BITING LICE |
(wool feeding) |
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| MANTODEA |
MANTIDS |
(soothsayer) |
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| MECOPTERA |
SCORPIONFLIES |
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| NEUROPTERA |
NERVE-WINGED, LACEWINGED |
Neuro (nerve) Ptera
(wings) |
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| ODONATA |
DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES |
(Greek meaning
tooth) |
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| ORTHOPTERA |
GRASSHOPPERS, CRICKETS, KATYDIDS |
Ortho (straight)
Ptera (wings) |
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| PHASMATODEA |
WALKING STICKS |
(Greek, apparition,
phantom) |
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| PLECOPTERA |
STONEFLIES |
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| PSOCOPTERA |
BARK AND BOOK LICE |
Psoco (rub small)
Ptera (wings - referring to gnawing habits) |
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| PROTURA |
PROTURANS |
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| SIPHONAPTERA |
FLEAS |
siphon (a tube)
aptera (wing-less) |
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| STREPSIPTERA |
STYLOPS |
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| TRICHOPTERA |
CADDISFLIES |
Tricho (hair) Ptera
(wings) |
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| THYSANURA |
SILVERFISH |
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| THYSANOPTERA |
THRIPS |
Thysano (fringe)
Ptera (wings) |
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| ZORAPTERA |
ZORAPTERANS |
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Sources: Borror, D.J. and D. M. Delong.
1971. An introduction to the study of insects. 3rd ed, Holt,
Rinehard & Winston, New York. 812 pp.
Borror, D. J. 1971. Dictionary of word
roots and combining forms. National Press Books, Palo Alto, CA,
134 pp.
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