1. ZORAPTERA

2. Hexapod Orders Zoraptera Zor - pure, aptera - wingless
Number of Species 32
Common names
None - zorapterans
Typical habitats
Fossorial - stumps, rotting wood, tropical
Distinguishing characteristics
-two morphs -winged with eyes
-wingless with no eyes
Other features
-gregarious but no social structure
-small (3 mm)

3. Zoraptera - a potpourri of traits
Generalized chewing mouthparts
(Orthoptera)
Genitalia
-asymmetrical
(roaches)
Reduced Malpighian tubules
(hemipteroids)
CNS concentrated
(hemipteroids)
Wing venation reduced
(Psocoptera)

4. Zoraptera - a potpourri of traits
Plecoptera
Embiodea
Zoraptera
Dermaptera
Grylloblattodea ?
Mantophasmatodea
Orthoptera
Phasmatodea
Blattaria
Neoptera
Isoptera
Mantodea
Psocoptera
Phthiraptera
Thysanoptera
Hemiptera

5. Zoraptera Life Cycle Zorapteran colony (mostly wingless blind morphs)
Degradation of habitat
Development of alates
Shed wings
Dispersal
(mostly females)
Mating before dispersal

7. EMBIOPTERA
(webspinners)

8. Hexapod Orders Embioptera Embio - lively, ptera - wing
Number of Species
≈ 350
Common names
webspinners
Typical habitats
Fossorial - live in subterranean galleries
Distinguishing characteristics
-foreleg enlarged for silk production
Other features
legs oriented to run backwards
-rarely winged - wings probably dehiscent
-communal
-show some parental care

9. Silk producing glands
Leg oriented for running backwards

10. Embioptera - Development