Hemimetabola pt. 1

Ephemeroptera through Isoptera

Order: Ephemeroptera

•Most primitive pterygotes• Sail shaped wings held upright•2, 3 long cerci• Short antennae• Larvae are important fish food•Adults do not feed

Order: Odonata

• Long, equal wings• Long bodies• Predatory Naiads and adults• Dragonflies (Stout bodies, round heads):• Aeschnidae, Gomphidae, Libellulidae

• Damselflies (thinner bodies, wide heads):• Coenagrionidae, Lestidae

Order: Blattodea

•Cockroaches• Two cerci• Enlarged pronotum•May have wings• Long antennae•Mostly detritivores,•May eat fruit or wood

Order: Mantodea

•Mantids

• Long thorax

• Raptorial forelegs

• Triangular head

• Beneficial predators

Order: Isoptera

•Major Structural Pest

• Interesting Social Structures

• Look like ants but:

• Straight antennae

• Straight waist

• Usually white or brown