Field entomology

Trilobyte †

Trilobita †

Spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, eurypterid (†)

Chelicerata

Milipedes and Centipedes

Myriapoda

Crabs, shrimps, isopods

Crustacea

Arthropods with three pairs of thoracic legs

Hexapoda

Class Protura

Subphylum Hexapoda

Springtail

Class Collembola

Subphyllum Hexapoda

True insects

Class Insecta

Subphyllum Hexapoda

Non-winged insects

Subclass Apterygota

Class Insecta

Subphyllum Hexapoda

Jumping bristletails

Order Archaeognatha

Subclass Apterygota

Class Insecta

Subphyllum Hexapoda

bristletails, firebrats, silverfish

Order Zygentoma

Subclass Apterygota

Class Insecta

Subphyllum Hexapoda

the winged insects

Subclass Pterygota

Class Insecta

Subphyllum Hexapoda

ancestral groups of winged insects that lacked the ability to fold the wings back over the abdomen

Infraclass Paleoptera

Subclass Pterygota

Class Insecta

Subphyllum Hexapoda

Mayfly

Order Ephemeroptera

Infraclass Paleoptera

Subclass Pterygota

Class Insecta

Subphyllum Hexapoda

dragonflies and damselflies

Order Odonata

Infraclass Paleoptera

Subclass Pterygota

Class Insecta

Subphyllum Hexapoda

Dragonflies

Suborder Anisoptera

Order Odonata

Infraclass Paleoptera

Subclass Pterygota

Class Insecta

Subphyllum Hexapoda

Darners - compound eyes in contact for a cinsiderable distance on dorsal side of head

Family Aeshnidae

Suborder Anisoptera

Order Odonata

Infraclass Paleoptera

Subclass Pterygota

Class Insecta

Subphyllum Hexapoda

Common Skimmers - smaller

Family Libellulidae

Suborder Anisoptera

Order Odonata

Infraclass Paleoptera

Subclass Pterygota

Class Insecta

Subphyllum Hexapoda

Clubtails

Family Gomphidae

Suborder Anisoptera

Order Odonata

Infraclass Paleoptera

Subclass Pterygota

Class Insecta

Subphyllum Hexapoda

Damselflies

Suborder Zygoptera

Order Odonata

Infraclass Paleoptera

Subclass Pterygota

Class Insecta

Subphyllum Hexapoda

broad-winged damselflies

Family Calopterygidae

Suborder Zygoptera

Order Odonata

Infraclass Paleoptera

Subclass Pterygota

Class Insecta

Subphyllum Hexapoda

narrow-winged damselflies

Family Coenagrionidae

Suborder Zygoptera

Order Odonata

Infraclass Paleoptera

Subclass Pterygota

Class Insecta

Subphyllum Hexapoda

Tiger Beetle

Family: Cicindelidae

Suborder: Adephaga

Order: Coleoptera

Ground beetle

Family: Carabidae

Suborder: Adephaga

Order: Coleoptera

Diving beetle

Family: Dytiscidae

Suborder: Adephaga

Order: Coleoptera

Whirligig beetle

Family: Gyrinidae

Suborder: Adephaga

Order: Coleoptera

Carrion beetle

Family: Silphidae

Suborder: Polyphaga

Order: Coleoptera

Rove beetle

Family: Staphylinidae

Suborder: Polyphaga

Order: Coleoptera

Stag beetle

Family: Lucanidae

Suborder: Polyphaga

Order: Coleoptera

scarab beetle

Family: Scarabaeidae

Suborder: Polyphaga

Order: Coleoptera

Jewel beetle

Family: Buprestidae

Suborder: Polyphaga

Order: Coleoptera

Click beetle

Family: Elateridae

Suborder: Lycidae

Order: Coleoptera

Net-winged beetle

Family: Lycidae

Suborder: Polyphaga

Order: Coleoptera

Firefly

Family: Lampyridae

Suborder: Polyphaga

Order: Coleoptera

Soldier Beetle

Family: Cantharidae

Suborder: Polyphaga

Order: Coleoptera

Dermestid beetle

Family: Dermestidae

Suborder: Polyphaga

Order: Coleopter

Ladybird Beetle

Family: Coccinellidae

Suborder: Polyphaga

Order: Coleoptera

Darkling Beetle

Family: Tenebrionidae

Suborder: Polyphaga

Order: Coleoptera

Blister Beetle

Family: Meloidae

Suborder: Polyphaga

Order: Coleoptera

Long-horned beetle

Family: Cerambycidae

Suborder: Polyphaga

Order: Coleoptera

Leaf Beetle

Family: Chrysomelidae

Suborder: Polyphaga

Order: Coleoptera

Weevil - Snout Beetle

Family: Curculionidae

Suborder: Polyphaga

Order: Coleoptera