Science Olympiad Entomology Practice Exam

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• In Aphididae, cornicles are associated with which function?
• Which family is known as Whites and sulfurs and often has ultraviolet patterns for mating?
• Tenthredinidae (common sawflies) is best known by what common name?
• Which order has hind femora greatly enlarged for jumping and tympana on the sides of the first abdominal segment?
• Thysanoptera are sometimes called thunder flies because of what behavior?
• Which family, the brush footed butterflies, has reduced forelegs and forelegs bearing brush-like hairs?
• Which group is described as having a bristly body, toothed mandibles, small compound eyes, and a head wider than the thorax?
• Which dragonfly family is commonly described as having a short thorax and broad wings, and is often found near streams preying on mosquitoes?
• Which family comprises small, apricot-colored wingless ectoparasites that feed on blood at night and hide in mattresses?
• Which family includes the swallowtails?
• Which statement is NOT a feature of Raphidioptera?
• Staphylinidae are characterized by what elytral feature?
• Fleas are holometabolous. What does holometabolous development entail?
• Ixodidae are commonly known as which of the following?
• Which order is known for ambush predation and unusual mating, including potential male decapitation or being eaten during courtship?
• Which family is listed as plaster bees in general classification?
• Formicidae refers to which insects?
• Tephritidae are commonly known as which of the following?
• Muscidae breed in filth and are vectors of which diseases?
• Which beetle family is net-winged beetles?
• Raphidioptera is the order commonly known as what?
• Which family has front legs not scoop-like, unlike Corixidae?
• Which dragonfly family is characterized by widely separated eyes and a bulge at the end of the abdomen?
• Which order is known as book lice or bark lice?
• Which family has a forewing basal vein that is strongly arched?
• Among Lampyridae, what is described about the elytra?
• Which dragonfly family is known for widely separated compound eyes and a tail that bulges at the end, and is carnivorous in aquatic habitats?
• Fleas (Siphonaptera) are best described as which of the following?
• Which wing venation is described for Myrmeleontidae?
• Which structure is responsible for sound production in Cicadidae?
• Which group is known for a metallic body color among sweat bees?
• Which family includes swallowtails and is known for hindwing extensions?
• What term describes wingless hexapods whose mouthparts are enclosed within the head capsule?
• Whirligig Beetles have split compound eyes that appear as how many eyes?
• Which beetle family is known as soldier beetles?
• In some firefly species, which sex is sometimes wingless?
• Asilidae adults are described as which of the following?
• Which description matches Pyralidae (snout Moths) in the notes?
• Which family includes gall wasps?
• Which beetle family is lady beetles?
• Ixodidae belong to which class?
• Dytiscidae are aquatic beetles characterized by which adaptation?
• Crickets and Tree Crickets belong to which family?
• Arctiidae is described as having which feature?
• Which family has antennae that are clubbed and bend like a hook, and typically a fast flight?
• Which family is commonly known as Whirligig Beetles?
• Which characteristic describes Myrmeleontidae larvae?
• Which family is commonly known as Robber Flies?
• The three submarginal cells in the forewing of Halictidae create what shape?
• Which family is commonly known as seed bugs?
• Which combination describes Hydrophilidae?
• Which feature is characteristic of Cicadidae nymphs?
• Staphylinidae are often noted for their ecological role in biocontrol because they are primarily what?
• Which description matches Pyralidae as drab gray-brown colors with metallic markings?
• Which order has four membranous wings with venation, elongated prothorax, and a broad flat head?
• Mosquitoes (Culicidae) are identified by which combination of features?
• Which family is known for raptorial forelegs and being an ambush predator with a fast-acting toxin?
• Which family is commonly associated with metallic blue or green coloration and is used in maggot therapy and forensic CSI?
• Which chemical reaction occurs for firefly luminescence?
• Which order includes earwigs, elongated with simple slender antennae and biting mouthparts, and legs adapted for running?
• Which family is commonly known as Giant Water Bugs?
• Which family is associated with galls on plants?
• Where are Staphylinidae commonly found?
• Which feature is described for Saturniidae as 'dark eyespots, hair like scales'?
• Which order is characterized by large raptorial front legs and a triangular head?
• The larvae that are flat and elongate belong to which order?
• Which trait describes Lymantriidae (tussock moths)?
• Asilidae head feature
• Asilidae larvae occupy which habitat?
• The sweat bees belong to which family?
• Which family is known as alkali bees?
• Chironomidae have anterior and posterior parapods with hooks. Which option best describes this feature?
• Chironomidae colors include which of the following?
• The forewing feature of three submarginal cells in the forewing form a bow-like shape in which family?
• Which family is commonly known as midges?
• Which characteristic is described for Papilionidae (Swallowtail caterpillars) in the notes?
• Which family is freshwater aquatic, lacks gills, and has natatorial legs for swimming, with mostly herbivorous feeding?
• Which genus is referred to as the femme fatale in fireflies?
• Which family is known for leaf-like expansions on the metatibiae?
• Sphingidae hawk moths are which of the following?
• Which feature is associated with crane flies (Tipulidae)?
• Which family is described as looking superficially like damselflies but with longer, slightly clubbed antennae?
• Blister beetle larvae feed on which of the following?
• Myrmeleontidae larvae are commonly known as what?
• Which order includes camel crickets, hump-backed large crickets with long antennae and legs, and is wingless and unable to chirp?
• Which family has a neck-like head due to a constriction behind the eyes and a beak that folds into a groove in the prosternum?
• Which order is eusocial and generally soft-bodied, with wings only in reproductives that have fracture lines and break off after colony establishment?
• Which order includes wingless hexapods with two long tails and two long antennae and monocondylic mandibles?
• Which beetle family is described as having clubbed antennae and a black, oval body often with red, orange, or yellow markings?
• Which order is characterized by forewings larger than hindwings and may have the hindwings absent?
• Which feature is characteristic of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)?
• Which wingspan is listed for Pyralidae?
• A distinguishing feature of Dytiscidae is that they have what type of antennae?
• Which family includes predatory ambush bugs with dilated raptorial forelegs and clubbed antennae, typically waiting for prey on vegetation?
• Which family displays a lacelike dorsum in adults and spiny black nymphs?
• Tenebrionidae larvae are commonly called what?
• Which feature is described for Sphingidae in resting behavior?
• Lycaenidae are described as having which color characteristic?
• Which of the following is a notable feature of Gyrinidae?
• Which beetle family includes the fireflies?
• Which damselfly family has a very slender abdomen and transparent long wings that rest vertically above the body?
• In blister beetles (Meloidae), what is the name of the first larval instar?
• Chironomidae may be in a tube made of fine dirt particles. Which option describes this statement?
• Drosophilidae are commonly known as which?
• Which wing feature characterizes Noctuidae (noctuid moths)?
• Which order does include grasshoppers and crickets?
• Strepsiptera (twisted wing parasites) are easily distinguished by what feature?
• In Dytiscidae, the mesothoracic legs are closer to the prothoracic legs than to the metathoracic legs. True or false?
• Which bee family is commonly known as plaster bees?
• Which family is commonly known as velvet ants?
• Which family is commonly known as stink bugs?
• Which family is characterized by ends of legs that are forked?
• The family Sphecidae is commonly known as which group?
• Prothoracic combs are a diagnostic feature of which insect order?
• Which order, known as katydids, has wings held vertically over the body, very long antennae, tarsi 4-4-4, tympana on front tibiae, and a sword-like ovipositor?
• Which family is referred to as Waterscorpions?
• Which statement correctly describes Chrysopidae adults?
• In Gelastocoridae, the nymphs have fore legs with how many claws?
• Chironomidae shape is like which letter?
• Bees belong to which order?
• Calliphoridae are associated with maggot therapy and forensic CSI. Which family is this?
• Which order is wingless hexapods characterized by two long tails (cerci) on the abdomen and monocondylic mandibles?
• Which family includes aquatic bugs that commonly swim upside-down, with the body tilted and head downward at the surface?
• Which family has tympana at the base of the front tibiae?
• Which description best fits Satyridae (satyrs, nymphs, and artids)?
• Which order is best known for a silver color and a carrot-shaped body, with chewing mouthparts?
• Sphingidae larvae are commonly referred to as which of the following?
• Which family has antennae less than half the body length?
• Which bee family is associated with alkali bees?
• What is a common appearance of Membracidae due to their expanded pronotum?
• Which bee family is known for carrying pollen on the underside of the abdomen?
• Which group feeds on blood and includes humans as disease vectors, with hosts on mammals and a head narrower than the prothorax?
• Which order has a pronotum that does not extend beyond the base of the wings and hind femora greatly enlarged for jumping, with a tarsal formula of 3-3-3?
• Which family is the largest among true bugs and has tarsal modifications that allow walking on water?
• What ecological pattern is commonly observed in Cicadidae populations?
• Which order is wingless hexapods with internal mouthparts and a peg-like collophore for water absorption, plus a tail-like spring furcula?
• Which order is characterized by three long tail filaments and often has adults that do not feed?
• Which of the following describes Chironomidae?
• Plaster bees belong to which bee family?
• Which family is associated with larvae found on milkweed?
• Which family is known as brush-footed butterflies?
• Which beetle family comprises the click beetles?
• Which hind-leg feature is characteristic of Cercopidae (froghoppers)?
• Which molecule is used for firefly bioluminescence?
• Hippoboscidae are commonly known as what?
• Which family is distinguished by having trichobothria on the meso- and metafemora?
• Leaf cutter bees belong to which bee family?
• Which statement correctly describes crane flies (Tipulidae)?
• For Chrysopidae, how are eggs typically laid?
• Approximately how many species are in the order Siphonaptera?
• Which order is known for having four membranous wings, elongate body, cerci present, long antennae, and chewing mouthparts?
• Which family is characterized by a fore leg with two claws, a tarsus separated from the tibia, a profemur not broadly triangular, and a pronotum at the base of the head as wide as the eyes?
• Which order is characterized by long slender bodies, large eyes, and aquatic nymphs?
• In blister beetles, which chemical is produced by adults?
• Which order has about 4000 described species?
• Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) have eyes that are which of the following?
• Which family is characterized by leaf-like expansions on the metatibiae, four-segmented antennae, and a four-segmented beak, with ocelli present?
• Which family is commonly referred to as ichneumons?
• Which family has a cuneus on the fore wing?
• Which damselfly family holds its wings away from the body at rest and has a pterostigma on the wing?
• Which family is characterized by front legs broad and modified for digging with large claws, as seen in Mole Crickets?
• Which feature is characteristic of Megaloptera (Dobsonflies)?
• Tenebrionidae larvae are commonly called which of the following?
• Which order has an ovipositor that is typically flattened and sword-like?
• Which family is commonly associated with house flies?
• Cicindelidae (Tiger Beetles) are currently classified within which family?
• Mole crickets belong to which family?
• Which feature is listed as Saturniidae's 'reduced mouthparts'?
• How many submarginal cells are typically present in the forewing of Halictidae?
• Which characteristic is associated with Arctiidae (tiger moths, wooly bears)?
• Which family often has patterns that resemble unpalatable species and includes yellow and black coloration?
• Trichoptera, the caddisflies, are described as having long threadlike antennae and hind wings shorter than forewings. Which order do they belong to?
• Which order is noted for a startle response as part of its anti-predator behavior?
• Which beetle family is known as metallic wood-boring beetles?
• Which family is described as having tarsi with three segments on all legs (3-3-3)?
• Which venation feature is listed in the notes?
• Which order is wingless hexapods with no eyes or antennae and entognathous mouthparts, and is ametabolous?
• Weevils (Curculionidae) are identified by which characteristic?
• Which order, known as Tetrigrade or pygmy grasshoppers, features a pronotum highly elongated to cover the abdomen and a tarsal formula of 2-2-3?
• Which feature is typical of Cicadellidae (leafhoppers)?
• Which family is commonly known as Whites and sulfurs?
• Which beetle family is checkered beetles?
• Which dragonfly family is characterized by large eyes and a bulls-eye pattern on the forehead, using mouthparts to catch prey in flight?
• Which order includes katydids and is known for wings held vertically over the body?
• Chrysopidae possess which sensory adaptation to detect bat activity?
• Which trait is 'antennae are bipectinate or feathery' described for Saturniidae?
• Noctuidae features include which type of antennae?
• Which tortricid family features brown, gray, or tan coloration that mimics dead leaves or bark, with forewing tips that can flare or square off?
• Which family is commonly known as horntails?
• Which family is commonly known as Long-Horned Beetles?
• Which description matches Pyralidae as having long narrow forewings, broader hind wings?
• What size is Saturniidae described as in the notes?
• Which order comprises cockroaches with tegmina, oothecae, omnivorous habits, and is a common urban pest?
• What is the function of light produced by fireflies?
• Which beetle family is known as bess beetles?
• Which family has clear wings that lack scales?
• In aphids, wing production is dependent on what?
• Which description best fits Lycaenidae (hairstreaks, blues)?
• Which order includes Walkingsticks?
• Which statement about Sphingidae adults is described in the notes?
• Musca species are mechanical vectors by sponging up food and then landing on humans. Which option describes this?
• Which statement is true about Thysanoptera (thrips) mouthparts?
• Which descriptor is listed for Saturniidae as 'small heads, hairy'?
• Which family is known for a large pronotum extending over the abdomen and head?
• Which beetle family is commonly known as dung beetles?
• Which order is represented by the ice insects that are slender, wingless, with long filiform antennae and sword-shaped ovipositors?
• Which order features transparent wings with forewings larger than hindwings, three tail filaments, and adults that typically do not feed?