Aquatic Enthomology Orders/Families

Order: Coleoptera

Characteristics: Thick forewing, elytra

Order: neuroptera and megaloptera

Characteristics: 4 membrous wings w/ lots of cross veins

Order: Hymenoptera

Characteristics: Two sets of wings, hind wings smaller, chewing mouthparts

Order: Trichoptera

Characteristics: Hairy wings, complete metamorphasis, aquatic larva

Order: Lepidoptera

Characteristics: Specialized proboscis + scales

Order: Dermaptera

Characteristics: Leathery forewings + semicircular hindwings

Order: Plecoptera

Characteristics: Four memborous wings that fold over eachother, long antennae

Order: Diptera

Characteristics: One set of wings, hindwins turn into halteres

Order: ephemeroptera

Characteristics: three caudal filaments w/ one tarsal claw

Order: Odonata

Characteristics: Large compound eyes, short antennae, two pairs of wings, slender abdomen

Order: Orthoptera

Characteristics: Hindlegs modifed for jumping

Order: Mantidae

Characteristics: Raptoral forearms, mobile head w/ seperated eyes

Order: Blattodea

Characteristics: Pronotum covering head, shield-like, long antennae, cursorial legs

Order: Hemiptera

Characteristics: Peircing mouth parts + hemielytra

Mosquito larva

Blackfly larva

Stonefly

Toadbug

Dobsonfly larva

Order: Ephemeroptera nymph

Characteristics: wingpads and three caudal filaments

Order: Trichoptera nymph

Characteristics: case, 3 scelrites, anal prolegs w/ hooks

Order: Zygoptera nymph

Characteristics: 3 caudal gills

Order: Anisoptera nymph

Characteristics: 5 tip anal pyrimid

Order: Alderfly (L) and Dobsonfly (R)

Characteristics: Lateral filaments and anal prolegs

Order: Neuroptera

Characteristics: W/ sponge, conspicuous setae, transparent ventral gills

Order: Coleoptera larva

Order: Diptera

Common name: Blackfly larva

Family: Simuliidae

Common name: Backswimmer

Family: Notonectidae

Common name: Water boatman

Family: Corixidae

Common name: Predacious diving beetle

Family: Dysticidae

Hydroptillidae

Common name: Water pennies

Family: Psephenidae

Blephericeridae

Baetidae

Heptageniidae

Vellidae

Hydrometridae

Gerridae

Chaoboridae

Chironomidae

Elmidae

Culicidae

Alderfly: Sialidae