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Leaf Litter Invertebrate Online Key
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Key
Taxonomic Group
Annelida
Acari
Araneae
Auchenorrhyncha
Chilopoda
Coleoptera
Collembola
Diplopoda
Diptera
Gastropoda
Heteroptera
Hymenoptera
Isopoda
Lepidoptera
Neuroptera
Orthoptera
Opiliones
Protura
Psuedoscorpionida
Psocoptera
Sternorrhyncha
Symphyla
Thysanoptera
Insect Larvae
Leaf Litter Invertebrate Online Key
Home
Key
Taxonomic Group
Annelida
Acari
Araneae
Auchenorrhyncha
Chilopoda
Coleoptera
Collembola
Diplopoda
Diptera
Gastropoda
Heteroptera
Hymenoptera
Isopoda
Lepidoptera
Neuroptera
Orthoptera
Opiliones
Protura
Psuedoscorpionida
Psocoptera
Sternorrhyncha
Symphyla
Thysanoptera
Insect Larvae
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Home
Key
Taxonomic Group
Annelida
Acari
Araneae
Auchenorrhyncha
Chilopoda
Coleoptera
Collembola
Diplopoda
Diptera
Gastropoda
Heteroptera
Hymenoptera
Isopoda
Lepidoptera
Neuroptera
Orthoptera
Opiliones
Protura
Psuedoscorpionida
Psocoptera
Sternorrhyncha
Symphyla
Thysanoptera
Insect Larvae
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Coleoptera
Common name: beetles
Key Characters of Adults
Adults have hardened forewings (elytra) covering the abdomen
Larvae are variable, usually with chewing mouthparts
Key Characters of Larvae
Almost always have a well-developed head capsule
Antennae have 2-4 segments
most have 3 pairs of thoracic true (jointed) legs only with 4-5 segments
No legs on abdomen
Adults
Larvae
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