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COLEOPTERA <General Characteristics>
Anthicidae <Habits>; <Adults> & <Juveniles>
Anthribidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Brentidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Cantharidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Carabidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Cicindelidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Cleridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Coccinellidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Colydiidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Cucujidae (incl. Passandridae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& Dascillidae <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles> Dermestidae <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles> Drilidae <Habits>; <Adults> & <Juveniles> Dytiscidae <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles> Ectrephidae <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles> Elateridae <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles> Eucnemidae <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles> Gyrinidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Haliplidae <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles> Helodidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Histeridae <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles> Hydrophilidae <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles> Hygrobiidae <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles>
Lampyridae <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles> Lathridiidae <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles> Leptinidae <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles> Lycidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Melandryidae <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles> Meloidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Melyridae (= Malachiidae) <Habits>; <Adults> & Mordellidae <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles> Mycetophagidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Nitidulidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Ostomatidae <Habits>; <Adults & <Juveniles>
Paussidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Phalacridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Phengodidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Pselaphidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Pythidae (= Salpingidae) <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles>
Rhipiceridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Rhizophagidae <Habits>; <Adults> &
<Juveniles>
Rhipiphoridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Rhysodidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Scarabaeidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Silphidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Staphylinidae <Habits>; <Adults> & <Juveniles>
Tenebrionidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Throscidae <Habits>; <Adults> & <Juveniles>
Trogidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Trogossitidae
(= Ostomidae) <Habits>; <Adults> & Misc.
Families <General Habitss> CORRODENTIA <General Characteristics>; <Adults> & DERMAPTERA <General Characteristics>; <Adults> & DIPTERA <General Characteristics>; <Adults>; <Juveniles> Orthorrhapha
Asilidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Blepharoceridae <Habits>; <Adults> & <Juveniles>
Bombyliidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Cecidomyiidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Ceratopogonidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Chironomidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Culicidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Cyrtidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Dolichopodidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Empididae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Limnobiidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Mycetophilidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Mydaidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Nemestrinidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Orphnephilidae
<Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Rhagionidae (Leptidae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Scenopinidae <Habits>; Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Stratiomyiidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Tabanidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Therevidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Tipulidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Misc.
Orthorrhapha <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Cyclorrhapha
Acroceridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Agromyzidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Anthomyiidae
<Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Apioceridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Braulidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Calliphoridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Chamaemyidae (Ochthiphilidae) <Habits>;
<Adults> &
Chloropidae (Oscinidae) <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles>
Conopidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Drosophilidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Lonchaeidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Milichiidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Otitidae (Ortalidae) <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles>
Phoridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Pipunculidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Pyrgotidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Sarcophagidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Scatophagidae (Cordyluridae) <Habits>; <Adults>
&
Syrphidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Tachinidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> HEMIPTERA <General Characteristics>
Anthocoridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Belostomatidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Enicocephalidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Gelastocoridae
<Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Gerridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Lygaeidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Miridae
<Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Nabidae
<Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Naucoridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Nepidae
<Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Notonectidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Ochteridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Pentatomidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Phymatidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Reduviidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Saldidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Vellidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> HYMENOPTERA <General Characteristics> Symphyta
(Chalastogastra)--sawflies & horntails
(Sawflies, mostly phytophagous) <General Characteristics> |
Orussoidea
Orussidae <Overview>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Tenthredinoidea
Tenthredinidae <Overview>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Apocrita (Clistogastra, Petiolata)-- parasitic/predatory Apocrita
Aculeata (stinging Hymenoptera) Apoidea <Overview>
Andrenidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Anthophoridae (= Nomadidae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& Apidae
<Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Halictidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Colletidae (= Hylaeidae) <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles>
Ctenoplectridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Fideliidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Hylaeidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Megachilidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Melittidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Nomadidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Oxaeidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Stelidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Stenotritidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Bethyloidea (= Chrysidoidea) <Overview>
Bethylidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Chrysididae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> (+
Cleptidae <Habits>); <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Dryinidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Embolemidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Plumariidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Sclerogibbidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Scolebythidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Formicoidea <Overview>
Formicidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Pompiloidea <Overview>
Rhopalosomidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Pompilidae (= Psammocharidae) <Habits>;
<Adults> & Scolioidea <Overview>
Scoliidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Sphecoidea <Overvew>
Sphecidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Ampulicinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Astatinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Bembicinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Cercerinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Crabroninae) <Habits>; >Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Larrinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Mellininae) <Habits><Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Nyssoninae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Pemphredoninae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Philanthinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Pseninae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Sphecinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Stizinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> (Trypoxylinae) <Habits>; <Adults> & <Juveniles> Tiphioidea <Overview>
Mutillidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Sapygidae
<Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Thynnidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Tiphiidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Vespoidea <Overview>
Bradynobaenidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Eumenidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Methocidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Sierolomorphidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Vespidae
<Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Apocrita
Parasitica (nonstinging Hymenoptera) Ceraphronoidea <Overivew>
Calliceratidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Ceraphronidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Megaspilidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Chalcidoidea <Overview>; <General
References>
Agaonidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Aphelinidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Chalcididae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Elasmidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Encyrtidae <Habits>; <Adults-1>
& <Adults-2>; &
Eucharitidae (= Eucharidae) <Habits>;
<Adults> &
Eulophidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Eupelmidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Eurytomidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Leucospidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Mymaridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Mymerommatidae (= Callimomidae) <Habits>;
<Adults> &
Ormyridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Perilampidae
<Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Pteromalidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Asaphinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Austroterobiinae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Austrosystasinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Brachyscelidiphaginae) <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles>
(Ceinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Cerocephalinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Chromeurytominae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Cleonyminae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Coelocybinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> (Colotrechinae) <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles>
(Cratominae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Diparinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Ditropinotellinae) <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles>
(Elatoidinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Erotolepsiinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Eunotinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Eutrichosomatinae) <Habits>;
<Adults> & <Juveniles>
(Herbertinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Keiraninae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Leptofoeninae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Louriciinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Macromesinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Miscogasterinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Neodiparinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Nefoeninae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Ormocerinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Panstenoninae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Parasaphodinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> |
(Pireninae) <Habits>; <Adults> & <Juveniles>
(Pteromalinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Spalangiinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Storeyinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Rotoitidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Signiphoridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Tanaostigmatidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Tetracampidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Torymidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Trichogrammatidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Cynipoidea <Overview>
Cynipidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Charipinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Cynipinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
(Eucoilinae) <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Figitidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Ibaliidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Liopteridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Evanioidea <Overview>
Aulacidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Evaniidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Gasteruptiidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Ichneumonoidea <Overview>
Agriotypidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Aphidiidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Apozygidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Braconidae <Habits>; <Adults-1>
& <Adults-2> & <Adults-3>
& <Juveniles>
Ichneumonidae <Habits>; <Adults-1>
& <Adults-2> & Paxylommatidae
<Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Megalyroidea <Overview>
Megalyridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Proctotrupoidea <Overview>
Austroniidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Diapriidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Heloridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Mesoserphidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Monomachidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Monoserphidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Pelecinidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Peradeniidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Platygastridae (= Platygasteridae) <Habits>;
<Adults> &
Proctotrupidae (= Serphidae) <Habits>;
<Adults> &
Roproniidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Scelionidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Serphidae (now with Proctotrupidae) <Habits>; <Adults> &
Vanhorniidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Stephenoidea <Overview>
Stephanidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Trigonalyoidea <Overview>
Trigonalyidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> LEPIDOPTERA <General Characteristics>
Blastobasidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Chrysaugidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Cosmopterigidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Cyclotornidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Epipyropidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Heliodinidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Lycaenidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> Noctuidae <Habits>; <Adults> & <Juveniles>
Oinophilidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Olethreutidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Phycitidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Psychidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Pyralidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Pyraustidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Tortricidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> MECOPTERA <General Characteristics>; <Adults> & NEUROPTERA <General Characateristics>
Apochrysidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Ascalaphidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Berothidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Chrysopidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Coniopterygidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Corydalidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Dilaridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Hemerobiidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Inocelliidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Ithonidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Mantispidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Myiodactylidae <Habits>; Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Myrmeleontidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Nemopteridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Nymphidae <Habits>; <Adults> & <Juveniles>
Osmylidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Polystoechotidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Psychopsidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Raphidiidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Sialidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Sisyridae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Stilbopterygidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Sympherobiidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles>
Trichomatidae <Habits>; <Adults>
& <Juveniles> ODONATA <General Characteristics>; <Adults> & <Juveniles> ORTHOPTERA <General Characteristics>; <Adults> & <Juveniles>
Tettigoniidae <Habits>; <Adults> & <Juveniles> Gryllacrididae <Habits>; <Adults> & <Juveniles>
Gryllidae <Habits>; <Adults> & <Juveniles>
Mantidae <Habits>; <Adults> & <Juveniles> PLECOPTERA <General Characteristics>; <Adults> & PSOCOPTERA <General Characteristics>; <Adults> & STREPSIPTERA <General Characteristics>; <Adults> & THYSANOPTERA <General Characteristics>; <Adults> & THYSANURA <General Characteristics>; <Adults> & TRICHOPTERA <General Characteristics>;
<Adults> & |
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Drawings of insects were inspired by
those of prominent specialists to whom reference should be made
for greater
detail. However, because artists impart
particular artistic patterns to their work, the outcome is
often stylized and
does not completely represent the true
nature of the subject. For this reason
several
examples are often
included, and modifications have been made in efforts to clarify diagnostic
characteristics.