Lab 8

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Lab 8 The Neuropteroids
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Neuropteroid Characteristics

• Complete metamorphosis egg ? Lavae ? Pupa ?
  Adult

• Postereomotorism the use of only the hind
  wings for flying

• Campodeiform larvae - have a flattened body with
  long legs,
• usually with filaments on the end of the abdomen.

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Families to Know
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Order Neuroptera (Alderflies, Dobsonflies,
Snakeflies, Lacewings, Antlions)

• Complete metamorphosis

• soft-bodied, four membranous wings with many
  crossveins and extra branches of longitudinal
  veins

• Most adults and larvae are predaceous

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Family Raphidiidae (Snake Flies)

• Elongated pronotum

• Female usually has long ovipositor

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Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Elytra

• Complete metamorphosis

• Membranous hind wing protected by a thick,
  hardened or leathery forewing called an elytra
  (singular elytron).

• Larvae are campodeiform or scarabaeiform

• Many feeding guilds, largest insect order

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Trochanter
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Spanish fly
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• Herbivore pests

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and bark beetles
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Antennae
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Metasternal spine
Maxillary palpi
Antennae
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front tibia toothed
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Similar to Dermaptera
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1) Illustrate the difference between campodeiform
and scarabaeiform larvae.
2) Illustrate the difference between a
Coccinellidae larvae and a Myrmeleiontidae
larvae.
3) Illustrate the major differences you would use
to distinguish an adult damselfly from an adult
antlion.
4) Illustrate the differences between Buprestidae
and Elateridae.
5) Draw the trochanter of a Carabidae, Meloidae
and Tenebrionidae.
6) Draw the pronotum of Cerambycidae and Meloidae.
7) Observing the ventral side, illustrate the
differences of Dyticidae and Hydrophilidae
8) Draw the front tibia of a Scarabaeidae.