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Arthropoda Annelida Molluska
Atelocerata Crustacea Chelicerata Trilobitomorpha
Hexapoda Myriapoda
Insecta Entognatha Parainsecta
Apterygota Pterygota
Diplura Collembola Protura
Subclass
Class
Superclass
Subphylum
Phylum
Archeognatha Thysanura
• To Infraclasses Paleoptera and Neoptera
Hierarchy
Note: Orders are in black.
Killing and preservaGon techniques
Note: wherever ethyl acetate is mentioned, you can freeze insects as an alternative.
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Pin Placement
Bees, wasps, flies, etc. — Pin through the thorax between bases of fore wings and slightly to right of middle line (A). True bugs — Pin through the scutellum, which is the triangular area between the bases of the wings (B). Grasshoppers, crickets, etc. — Pin through the prothorax or “saddle” slightly to the right of the center line (C and D). Beetles — Pin through the forepart of the right wing cover near the centerline (E). Butterflies, moths, dragonflies, etc. — Pin through center of thorax between the bases of forewings (F and G).