Insects (Insecta)

I'm just starting to pull these together - so far I've only been through the lacewings and their allies systematically (because I'm county recorder for these) and sawflies, jumping plant lice and beetles (in order to catch up on some record submissions).

Other than that I'm just adding the odd page for other taxa as and when I come across something new or interesting. Much more material sitting on my hard drive ready to be added when I get a chance...

Subclass Palaeoptera

includes orders Ephemeroptera (mayflies) and Odonata (dragonflies)

Subclass Polyneoptera

includes orders Plecoptera (stoneflies), Dermaptera (earwigs), Dictyoptera (roaches) and Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets)

Subclass Paraneoptera

includes orders Hemiptera (bugs*), Psocoptera (barklice) and Thysanoptera (thrips)

*Hemipteran bugs include true bugs, leafhoppers and allies, jumping plant lice, aphids and scale insects

Subclass Endopterygota

includes orders Coleoptera (beetles), Diptera (flies), Hymenoptera (sawflies, wasps, ants and bees), Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Neuroptera (lacewings), Raphidioptera (snakeflies), Megaloptera (alderflies), Mecoptera (scorpionflies and Snow Flea), and Trichoptera (caddisflies)