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pairs) is definite in the insects ; in the crustaceans the number 

 sometimes varies (as in the Entomostraca), but is always more than 

 three pairs. The exoskeleton, composed wholly of chitin in the 

 insects, is usually strengthened with lime in the crustaceans. 

 Both groups have compound eyes, but those of the Crustacea are 

 staked and movable. The other sense organs do not differ greatly. 

 The most marked differences are physiological. The crustaceans 

 take in oxygen from the water by means of gills, while the insects 

 are air breathers, using for this purpose air tubes called trachea. 



The young of both insects and crustaceans usually undergo 

 several changes in form before the adult stage is reached. They 

 are thus said to pass through a metamorphosis. Both insects and 

 crustaceans, because of their exoskeleton, must molt in order to 

 increase in bulk. 



CLASSIFICATION OF ARTHROPODA 

 PHYLUM ARTHROPOD A 



CLASS, Crustacea. Arthropods with limy and chitinous exoskeleton, rarely more 

 than 20 body segments, usually breathing by gills, and having two pairs of 

 antennae. 



SUBCLASS I. Entomostraca., Crustacea with a variable number of segments, 

 chiefly small forms with simple appendages. Some degenerate or parasitic. 

 Examples: barnacles, water flea (Daphnia), and copepod (Cyclops). 



SUBCLASS II. Malacostraca. Usually large Crustacea having nineteen pairs 

 of appendages. Examples: American lobster (Homarus Americanus) , crab 

 (Cancer), and shrimp (Palcemonetes) . 



CLASS, Hexapoda (insects). Arthropoda having chitinous exoskeleton, breathing 

 by air tubes (trachech), and having three distinct body regions. 



Order, Aptera (without wings). Several wingless forms. Examples: springtails. 



Order, Orthoptera (straight wings). Example: Rocky Mountain locust. 



Order, Lepidoptera (scale wings). Examples : cabbage butterfly, cecropia moth. 



Order, Diptera (two wings). Examples: fly, mosquito. 



Order, Hemiptera (half wing) . Examples : all true bugs, plant lice, and cicada. 



Order, Neuroptera (nerve wings). Examples: May fly, dragon fly. 



Order, Coleoptera (shield wings). Examples: beetles. 



Order, Hymenoptera (membrane wings). Examples: bees, wasps, ants. 

 CLASS, Arachnida. Arthropoda with head and thorax fused. Six pairs of appen- 

 dages. No antennae. Breathing by both lung sacs (spiders) or tracheae. Ex- 

 amples : spiders and scorpions. 



CLASS, Myriapoda. Arthropoda, having long bodies with many segments; one 

 or two pairs of appendages to each segment. Breathing by means of tracheae. 

 Example : centipede. 



An exercise for field work with a simple key for identification of orders will be 

 found in the Labratory Manual, Prob. XXX, 



