Entomology Lab Schedule Date Topic/Activity Assigned Reading Aug 26 Tu Introduction to lab, use of keys, major groups of Arthropods Sep 2 Tu Gross morphology of insects and their relatives WP chapter 2 9 Tu Quiz 1; Classes Parainsecta and Entognatha, WP chapters 17-19 subclass Apterygota 12 - 14 Required field trip to Rio Mesa Center 16 Tu Insect orders Ephemeroptera, Odonata, WP chapters 20-21; 27-28 23 Tu Quiz 2: Local collecting (Red Butte Canyon) 30 Tu Local collecting (campus); insect orders WP chapters 22-26; Blattodea, Mantodea, Isoptera Orthoptera, 29-30 Dermaptera, Grylloblattodea, Phasmatodea Oct 7 Tu Invertebrate systematics WP chapters 15-16 12 - 19 Fall break 21 Tu Quiz 3: Insect orders Zoraptera, Psocoptera, WP chapters 31-35 Phthiraptera, Hemiptera, Thysanoptera 28 Tu 1st Lab Practical Exam; Report 1 due Nov 4 Tu Insect orders Neuroptera, Raphidioptera, WP chapters 36-39; Megaloptera, Coleoptera, Trichoptera, 45-46 Lepidoptera 11 Tu Quiz 4; Insect flight lab 18 Tu Insect orders Mecoptera, Siphonaptera, Diptera, WP chapters 41-44 Hymenoptera 26 Tu Curate collection; Report 2 due Dec 2 Tu Quiz 5: Curate collection 9 Tu 2nd Lab Practical Exam; collection due