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CHAPTER 17
Keys to the Orders of Hexapoda
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Is this insect a wasp? Some insects superficially resemble other insects in a
relationship called mimicry.
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Figure 17.1 Key characters:
Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity,
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Figure 17.2 Key characters: a, larva of Lepidoptera (Noctuidae); b, abdominal leg of larva of Lepidoptera (Noctuidae); c,
scarabaeiform grub of Endopterygota (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae); d, a grasshopper (Orthoptera).
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Figure 17.3 Key characters: a, Diplura, Campodeidae; b, forceps of Diplura, Japygidae; c, haustellum of Diptera (Muscidae); d,
chewing mouthparts of a grasshopper (Orthoptera); e, raptorial leg of a mantid (Mantodea).
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Figure 17.4 Key characters: a, an earwig (Dermaptera); b, a louse (Phthiraptera); c, lateral aspect of the anterior end of a
thrips (Thysanoptera); d, a book louse (Psocoptera).
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Figure 17.5 Key characters: a, an ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae); b, a beetle (Coleoptera); c, wings of Neuroptera, showing bifurcating
marginal veins (bmv); d, wing of a snakefl y (Raphidioptera), showing pterostigma; e, head of a moth, showing coiled proboscis.
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