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Undergraduate 4
03/10/2014

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elytra
Definition
modified forewing of Coleopterans
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serrate
Definition
Antennae with little teeth-like projections on each segment
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filiform
Definition
long, thread-like antennae
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pectinate
Definition
comb-like antennae
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geniculate
Definition
antenna with long base segment, bends like an elbow at the end of said segment.
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plumose
Definition
feathery antenna
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sternite
Definition
name of any sclerite on the sternum
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clypeus
Definition
structure directly dorsal-posterior to the labrum
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water tiger
Definition
Dytiscid larva
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click mechanism
Definition
peg-notch engagement in which the peg thrusts into a notch, causing cuticular jarring and launching the insect skyward.
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emarginate/notched eyes
Definition
compound eyes wrap around antennal base.
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tortoise & cucumber beetles
Definition
Serious beetle pests
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galea
Definition
This structure is modified to form the proboscis in lepidopterans. Part of maxilla.
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Eruciform larvae
Definition
Have prolegs (not jointed). Have crochets on tips of prolegs.
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crochets
Definition
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Hornworm
Definition
larvae of Sphingidans
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apiculus
Definition
hook-like point on tip of antenna
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bifid claw
Definition
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Xerces Blue
Definition
Only known extinct butterfly (1941)
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Milkweed
Definition
Monarchs' host plant
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Calypter
Definition
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Fly wing venation
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Puparium
Definition
pupae formation inside exoskeleton of last larval instar stage
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frontal suture
Definition
a remnant found on adult flies of the ptilinum. Releases the ptilinum to pump up the puparium thus expanding it.
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Ptilinum
Definition
Eversible pouch on the head, above the base of the antenna. Used to force off the puparium. Retracts intoi frontal suture and is never used again.
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spurious veins
Definition
wing folds found on Syrphidae
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Hypoleural vs. Pteropleural vs. Notopleural bristles
Definition
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Blowfly adults/larvae
Definition
Typically found on cadavers
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tegula
Definition
"shoulderpad" found on wingbase
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petiole
Definition
narrow constriction between propodeum and metasoma
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petiole node
Definition
projection found protruding from petiole. Typically seen in Formicidae
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oblique suture on mesopleuron
Definition
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submarginal cells
Definition
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submedian cells, vanal lobe, jugal lobe
Definition
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corbicula & basitarsus
Definition
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scopa
Definition
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basal vein
Definition
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bee condo
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