Independence Junior College – Science Department
Associates in Agribusiness
Entomology Lab #1: Taxonomy of Insects
Principle: Taxonomy is a zoological classification that helps us to identify the relationship between one species of insect and another. It includes information about: type of metamorphosis the insect
undergoes, anatomy, feeding habit, breeding behaviour (oviposition) and the importance given to the insects.
Instructions: For each of the orders below, fill in the required information to complete the table.
Order
Common Name
Anatomy
Metamorphosis
Mouthpart
Blattaria
Coleoptera
Dermaptera
Diptera
Ephemeroptera
Hemiptera
Homoptera
Leg
Wings
Feeding Habit
Antennae
Oviposition
Importance
Hymenoptera
Isoptera
Lepidoptera
Manthodea
Mecoptera
Neuroptera
Odonata
Orthoptera
Phasmida
Plecoptera
Thysanoptera