ENY 1001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Bartholomeus Anglicus, Arthropod Cuticle, Myriapoda

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Entomology and Nematology
• Course: ENY 1001
• Professor: Rebecca Baldwin

Document Summary

Chapter 1: classification the arrangement of things into groups sharing certain specified similarities, taxonomy the science of naming, classifying, and identifying organisms. Kingdom phylum class order family genus species: entomology the study of insects, historia animalium. One of the earliest attempts to classify insects by aristotle. Insects were classified by whether they were winged or wingless. Compiled nineteen volumes entitled de proprietatibus rerum, intended to be a complete description of the universe. Book 12 and 18 include classified as either ornaments of the heavens or creeping beasts : carlos linnaeus. Two-name system consisting of the capitalized genus and non- capitalized species rendered in latin: siphonaptera. Siphon = tube or pipe , aptera = wingless : phylum arthropoda. Name refers to the presence of pincer-like appendages, Class insecta are the dominant life-form on earth. Have a set of mandible appendages past the mouth openings. Bipolar in leg count: class arachnida. Frequently microscopic and reside on people without their knowledge.