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ARTHROPODA
Insects & Spiders

last updated: April 13, 2006

TAXONOMY OVERVIEW:
METAZOA (=Animalia) KINGDOM
Invertebrata
   Arthropoda PHYLUM
      Arachnida CLASS
      Chilopoda CLASS
      Insecta CLASS

      Crustacea SUBPHYLUM


Insecta (insects) CLASS
Hymenoptera (Bees, wasps, ants) ORDER
Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths) ORDER
 Bombycidae (silk moths)
 Lasiocampidae (lappet moths)
 Lycaenidae FAMILY
 Morphidae FAMILY
 Nymphalidae FAMILY
    Danainae
    Heliconiinae
 Riodinidae FAMILY
Coleoptera (Beetles) ORDER
  

Arachnida (spiders) CLASS
Araneae ORDER
    Mygalomorphae
(tarantulas) SUBORDER
        Theraphosidae FAMILY
  
Agelenidae FAMILY
   Araneidae FAMILY
   Lycosidae
(wolf spiders) FAMILY
   Tetragnathidae FAMILY
   Theridiidae FAMILY
   Thomisidae
(crab spiders) FAMILY
  

Minor terrestrial arthropods
  

Crustacea SUBPHYLUM
Malacostraca (crabs, shrimp) CLASS
 Brachyura (crabs)
 Decapoda (lobster, shrimp)
 Malacostraca, various
 Cirripedia (barnacles)