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Board Categories WELCOME TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY FORUMS - TAXONOMIC GROUPS - - Sub Phylum: ANNELIDA (Worms) - - - PLATYHELMINTHES (FlatWorms, Tapeworms, Flukes) - - - NEMATODA (Nematodes, Roundworms, Threadworms, Hookworms) - - - ANNELIDA (Segmented Worms, Leeches, Earthworms, Bristleworms) - - Sub Phylum: CHELICERATA (Arachnids, Horseshoe Crabs) - - - ARACHNIDA (Spiders, Scorpions, Ticks, Mites) - - - - ACARINA (Mites, Ticks) - - - - SCORPIONIDA (Scorpions) - - - - SCHIZOMIDA (Schizomids, Micro Whip Scorpions) - - - - OPILIONES (Harvestmen, Daddy Long Legs) - - - - ARANEAE (Spiders) - - - MEROSTOMATA (Limulus, Horseshoe Crabs) - - - PYCNOGONIDA (Sea Spiders) - - Sub Phylum: CRUSTACEA (Crabs, Lobsters, Prawns) - - - BRANCHIOPODA (Fairy Shrimp, Brine Shrimp) - - - MAXILLOPODA (Copepods) - - - ISOPODA ( Isopods, Sow Bugs, Pill Bugs) - - - EUCARIDA (Decapods, Crabs,True Shrimp, Lobsters, Crayfish) - - - - PERACARIDA - - - - STOMATOPODA - - - EUPHAUSIACEA (Krill) - - - BRANCIOPODA (Branciopods) - - - OSTRACODA (Seed Shrimp, Ostracods) - - Sub Phylum: HEXAPODA (Insects) - - - HEXAPODS (Insects) - - - - MICROCORYPHIA (Bristletails) - - - - THYSANOPTERA (Thrips) - - - - EPHEMEROPTERA (Mayflies) - - - - ODONATA (Dragonflies/Damselflies)) - - - - PLECOPTERA (Stoneflies) - - - - BLATTODEA (Cockroaches) - - - - ISOPTERA (Termites) - - - - MANTODEA (Mantids) - - - - DERMAPTERA (Earwigs) - - - - ORTHOPTERA (Grasshoppers/Crickets) - - - - PHASMIDA (Stick Insects/Phasmids) - - - - EMBIIDINA (Webspinners) - - - - PSOCODEA (Booklice) - - - - PHTHIRAPTERA (Lice) - - - - HEMIPTERA (Bugs) - - - - MEGALOPTERA (Alderflies) - - - - NEUROPTERA (Lacewings) - - - - COLEOPTERA (Beetles) - - - - - Dermestidae - - - - STREPSIPTERA (Stylops) - - - - MECOPTERA (Scorpionflies) - - - - SIPHONAPTERA (Fleas) - - - - DIPTERA (Flies) - - - - TRICHOPTERA (Caddisflies) - - - - LEPIDOPTERA (Butterflies/Moths) - - - - HYMENOPTERA (Ants/Bees/Wasps) - - - - NOTOPTERA (Rockcrawlers) - - - - RAPHIDIOPTERA (Snakeflies) - - - - ZORAPTERA (Zorapterans) - - - - ZYGENTOMA (Silverfish) - - - - PROTORTHOPTERA (Protorthopterans) - - - ENTOGNATHOUS HEXAPODS (Primitive Insects) - - - - PROTURA (Proturans) - - - - DIPLURA (Diplurans) - - - - COLLEMBOLA (Springtails) - - Sub Phylum: MYRIAPODA (Millipedes, Centipedes) - - - SYMPHYLA (Symphylans) - - - PAUROPODA (Pauropods) - - - CHILOPODA (Centipedes) - - - - LITHOBIOMORPHA - - - - GEOPHILOMORPHA - - - - SCUTIGEROMORPHA - - - - SCOLOPENDROMORPHA - - - DIPLOPODA (Millipedes) - - - - CALLIPODIDA - - - - CHORDEUMATIDA - - - - JULIDA - - - - PLATYDESMIDA - - - - POLYDESMIDA - - - - POLYXENIDA - - - - POLYZONIIDA - - - - SPIROBOLODA - - - - SPIROSTREPSIDA - - - - GLOMERIDA - - Sub Phylum: MOLLUSCA (Snails, Clams, Squid) - - - CAUDOFOVEATA (Worm like) - - - SOLENOGASTRES (Worm Like Organisms) - - - POLYPLACOPHORA (Chitons) - - - MONOPLACOPHORA (Ancient Molluscs) - - - GASTROPODA (Snails, Slugs, Sea Hares, Nudibranchs) - - - CEPHALOPODA (Squid, Octopus, Cuttlefish, Nautilus) - - - BIVALVIA (Bivalves, Clams, Oysters, Mussels) - - - SCAPHOPODA (Tusk Shells) - - TRILOBITA (Trilobites: extinct) - - - HELMETIIDAE (Trilobites) - - - TEGOPELTIDAE (Trilobites) - - - NARAOIIDAE (Trilobites) - - - LIWIIDAE (Trilobites) - - - EMUCARIDAE (Trilobites) - - - XANDARELLIDAE (Trilobites) - - - TRILOBITES (Trilobites) - - ONYCHOPHORA (Velvet Worms, Peripatus) - - - PERIPATIDAE (Velvet Worms, Peripatus) - - - PERIPATOPSIDAE (Velvet Worms, Peripatus) - - TARDIGRADA (Tardigrades, Water Bears) - Category Suggestions - Forum Suggestions - General Discussions - - Insect Software - - Off Topic - - Entomophagy SUGGESTIONS - Misc Suggestions C.V.R.I.C COURSES AND PROGRAMS - C.V.R.I.C COURSES STUDENTS GROUP - - 2025 Current On-Line Courses - - - Introduction to Entomology Course CVRIC-10M - - - - Documents and Course Manuals - - - The Ants. 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