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Leaf Litter Invertebrate Online Key
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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 Hymenoptera
Common names: ants, bees, wasps
Key Characters
Frequently have constricted "waists" (meaning the abdomen is narrow where it meets the thorax)
When present, hind wings are smaller than front wings
Antennae often elbowed
Antennae usually long, containing 10 or more segments
Ants
Wasps and Bees
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