Arthropoda  Annelida   Molluska  

Atelocerata   Crustacea  Chelicerata  Trilobitomorpha  

Hexapoda   Myriapoda  

Insecta   Entognatha   Parainsecta  

Apterygota  Pterygota  

Diplura   Collembola   Protura  

Subclass  

Class  

Superclass  

Subphylum  

Phylum  

Archeognatha   Thysanura  

•   To  Infraclasses  Paleoptera  and  Neoptera  

Hierarchy

Note:  Orders  are  in  black.  

Killing  and  preservaGon  techniques  

Note: wherever ethyl acetate is mentioned, you can freeze insects as an alternative.

Killing  and  preserving  cont.  

Killing  and  preserving  cont.  

Killing  and  preserving  cont.  

Killing  and  preserving  cont.  

Pin  Placement  

Bees, wasps, flies, etc. — Pin through the thorax between bases of fore wings and slightly to right of middle line (A). True bugs — Pin through the scutellum, which is the triangular area between the bases of the wings (B). Grasshoppers, crickets, etc. — Pin through the prothorax or “saddle” slightly to the right of the center line (C and D). Beetles — Pin through the forepart of the right wing cover near the centerline (E). Butterflies, moths, dragonflies, etc. — Pin through center of thorax between the bases of forewings (F and G).

Using  a  pinning  block  

http://crescentok.com/staff/jaskew/isr/botzo/insectcollect.htm

Hard  bodied  insects  

Lepidoptera  

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2. 3.

More details at: http://www.insectsofiowa.com/collecting/pinning%20specimens.htm

Phylum:  Arthropoda  Subphylum:  Atelocerata  Superclass:  Hexapoda  Class:  Parainsecta  +  Entognatha  Orders:  Protura,  Collembola  and  Diplura    

Parainsecta  

Entognatha  +  Parainsecta  +  Apterygota:  

•   Parainsecta  +  Entognatha  

•   Apterygota  

Phylum:  Arthropoda  Subphylum:  Atelocerata  Superclass:  Hexapoda  Class:  Insecta  Subclass:  Apterygota  Orders:  Archaeognatha  and  Thysanura    

Useful  Websites  for  entomologists  •  BugGuide  –  Great  website  providing  idenGficaGon,  images,  

and  informaGon  for  insects,  spiders,  and  kin  in  the  U.S.  and  Canada.  hSp://bugguide.net/node/view/15740  

•  BugwoodWiki  –  Great  overview  of  preservaGon  and  pinning  techniques.  hSp://wiki.bugwood.org/PreservaGon  

•  Bioquip  Products  –  Equipment,  supplies  and  Books  for  Entomology.  hSps://www.bioquip.com  

•  Insects  of  Iowa  -­‐  Bit  of  everything  with  nice  image  too!  hSp://www.insectsofiowa.com/index.htm