aquatic insects Flashcards
(16 cards)
1
Q
odonata
A
dragon flies, damsel flies
‘toothed’
2
Q
ephemeroptera
A
may flies
‘single day/wing’
3
Q
plecoptera
A
stone flies
‘twisted wing’
4
Q
hemiptera
A
true bugs
‘half wing’
5
Q
trichoptera
A
caddis fly
‘hair wing’
6
Q
diptera
A
household fly
‘two wing’
7
Q
coleoptera
A
beetle
‘sheathed wing’
8
Q
lepidoptera
A
butterfly
‘scale wing’
9
Q
megaloptera
A
dobsonfly
‘large wing’
10
Q
hemimetabolous vs holometabolous
A
hemi= incomplete metamorphosis holo = complete
11
Q
describe briefly incomplete (hemimetabolous) metamorphosis
A
No pupa
egg>nymph>adult
12
Q
which classes of insects are hemimetabolous?
A
- odonata (dragonfly)
- ephemeroptera (mayfly)
- plecoptera (stonefly)
- hemiptera (true bugs)
13
Q
which classes of insects are holometabolous?
A
- trichoptera (caddisfly)
- Diptera (true flies)
- Coleoptera (beetles)
- Megaloptera (dobsonflies)
14
Q
describe briefly complete metamorphosis (holometabolous)
A
egg>larva>pupa>adult
15
Q
spermatotheca
A
a sperm storage receptacle in Odonata
16
Q
how do male odonata compete with sperm?
A
they use a sperm scrub brush to prevent prior sperm from fertilizing eggs
