ACE Insect Taxonomy & Classification 3

Question 1

Which insect order contains mosquitoes (family Culicidae) along with midges, gnats, and crane flies?

Accepted Answer

Diptera

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Hemiptera

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Neuroptera

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Mecoptera

Question 2

The order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) is distinguished from other insects by which primary morphological feature?

Accepted Answer

Wings and body covered with tiny scales

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Hardened forewings called tegmina

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Hind legs modified for jumping

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Only two wings total

Question 3

Sucking lice (human body louse, head louse) belong to which insect order?

Accepted Answer

Phthiraptera

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Siphonaptera

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Hemiptera

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Diptera

Question 4

Crickets, grasshoppers, and katydids belong to which insect order, characterized by enlarged hind legs for jumping?

Accepted Answer

Orthoptera

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Dermaptera

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Phasmatodea

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Mantodea

Question 5

What taxonomic rank falls directly between Family and Species in the standard classification hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

Genus

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Tribe

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Subfamily

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Order

Question 6

The order Neuroptera (lacewings, antlions) is named for which distinctive characteristic?

Accepted Answer

Wings with a complex network of fine veins

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Sucking mouthparts shaped like tubes

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A single pair of hardened wings

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Hindwings modified into club-shaped halteres

Question 7

When an entomologist lists an insect as 'Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762)', what does placing the author's name in parentheses indicate?

Accepted Answer

The species has been moved to a different genus than originally described

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The species was described after Linnaeus died

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Linnaeus gave an incorrect identification that was later corrected

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The species name was changed after 1900