Subdivision endopterygota

insect order

1. Subdivision endopterygota By wajahat ali

2. endopterygota Holometabolous Trichoptera ( caddisflies )+ Lepidoptera( butterflies,moths )+/ amphiesmenoptera / Neuroptera - Megaloptera - Raphidioptera -/ neuropterida Diptera (true flies)+ Siphonaptera (flies)+ Mecoptera ( scorpionflies,hangingflies )+ / antlioptera /

3. Other orders Coleoptera Hymenoptera Strepsipter

4. Order coleoptera (beetles) Shred derived chr in them is sclerotized rigid elytra Beneath which the propulsive hind wings are are folded at rest

5. neuropterida Comprise three minor orders Multisegmented antennae Large eyes M…mouthparts Prothorax may be larger Legs sometime are modified for predation Fore and hind wing similar With folded wings extend beyond abdomen No cerci

6. Order megalopera ( alderflies,dobsonflies,fishflies ) Predatory only in aquatic larval stage Adults have strong mandibles,not used in feeding Presence of anal fold in the hind wings

7. Order raphidiopetrans ( snakeflies ),and neuroptera ( lacewings,antlions,owlflies ) Are terrestrial predator Adult is mantid like Head mobile used in strike(snake like) Many adult neuropterans are predators Wings have numerous cross viens

8. Order strepsiptera Extreme sexual dimorphism Male head has bulging eyes Lacks ocelli Antennae are branched (with four to seven seg ) Legs lacks trochanters (and often also claws) Female are coccoid -like or larviform and wingless

9. Order mecoptera (scorpion flies) Adult have elongate rostrum Elongate slender mandibles and maxillae Filiform antennae(m.. seg ) Fore and hind wings are similar but often reduced or absent Legs may be modified for predation. Mandibulate May have comp eyes(30 ocelli ) Thoracic seg are about eq

10. Order siphonaptera Wingless Ectoparasites Sucking mouth parts Salivary pump injects saliva into the wound Fleas lack compound eyes Have antennae Setae and spines are present on body specially on head and anterior thorax

11. Order diptera (true flies) Hind wings as balancer In larval stage they lack true legs Fore wing venation is complex to ext simple Mouthparts ranges from bitting -sucking to lapping

12. Two orders (crane flies,midges,mosquitoes,and gnats)with slender,multisegmented antennal flagellam (higher flies including hover flie,blow flies,and dung flies) Have shorter antennae with fewer- seg antennae Nematocera Brachycera