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Order Phasmatodea
(striped walking sticks)
Mesothorax never more than 3x as long as the prothorax |
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Order Phasmatodea
(common walking sticks)
Mesothorax at least 4x as long as prothorax |
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Order Dermaptera
(Seaside and Ring-Legged Earwigs)
Antennae 14-24 segments
Tegmina are rounded flaps that don't meet at inner basal margins
Right forceps of male more strongly curved than left |
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Order Dermaptera
(European and Spine-Tailed Earwigs)
Distal extension of second tarsal segment dilated and broader than third segment
Antennae with 12-16 segments |
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Order Dermaptera
(striped Earwigs)
Antannae 25-30 segments
No dilated 2nd tarsal segment
Pronotum brown with 2 stripes |
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Order Plecoptera
(common stoneflies)
Labium: paraglossae extend beyond the glossae |
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Order Plecoptera
Labium: glossae and paraglossae about the same size
Wings flat at rest, with apical crossvein |
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Order Mantodea
Pronotum distinctly longer than wide |
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Order Blattodea
(Oriental, American cockroach, others)
Female: subgenital plate divided longitudinally
Male: styli slender, elongate
Ventroposterior margin of front femur with spines decreasing gradually in size and length or nearly equal in length
Large |
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Order Blattodea
(sand cockroaches and others)
No spines on mid or hind femur for many species
Often found associeated with ants and in dry environments
(Can sometimes be white)
Small-ish |
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Order Blattodea
(German, wood, bandit cockroaches, others)
Female: subgenital plate entire
Male: often styli are small, irregular, not noticeable
Spines on femur variable
Small |
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