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Database

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This page can be useful for all people starting to familiarise with the designation of the belonging Order of an arthropod.

For more accurate researches please refer to the book of A. Ross: "AMBER THE NATURAL TIME CAPSULE" , to the book of the M. Chinery "Guidebook to Insects of Europe", the book: "ATLAS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN BALTIC AMBER" of W. Weitschat and W. Wichard, the book of Eric Geirnaert: "AMBRE, MIEL DE FORTUNE ET MEMOIRE DE VIE" or to specialised web sites.

Select the definition more corresponding to the sample in examination.

- Winged arthropods, 6 legs -

- Wingless arthropods, 6 legs -

- Wingless arthropods, 8 legs -

- Wingless arthropods, more than 8 legs -

Classifiction of the arthropods*

S. CLASS

CLASS

ORDER

DESCRIPTION

Chelicerata	Arachnida	Acari	Mites, ticks	x
		Araneae	Spiders	x
		Opiliones	Harvesters	x
		Pseudoscorpionida	Pseudoscorpions	x
		Scorpiones	Scorpions	x

Miriapoda	Chilopoda		Centipedes	x
	Diplopoda		Millepedes	x

Hexapoda	Entognatha	Collembola	Springtails	3,5
		Diplura	Two pronged bristletails	--
	Insecta	Coleoptera	Beetles	5,5
		Dermaptera	Earwigs	--
		Dictyoptera	Cockroaches, mantids	0,3
		Diptera	True flies	70,5
		Ephemeroptera	Myflies	0,3
		Hemiptera	True bugs, aphids, cicadas	5,1
		Hymenoptera	Wasps, ants	10,2
		Isoptera	Termites	0,3
		Lepidoptera	Butterflies	0,6
		Mecoptera	Scorpionflies	--
		Neuroptera	Dobsonflies	--
		Odonata	Damselflies	--
		Orthoptera	Crickets, grasshoppers	--
		Phasmoptera	Leaf insects	--
		Plecoptera	Stone flies	--
		Psocoptera	Bark lice	--
		Thysanoptera	Thrips	--
		Thysanura	Bristletails, silverfish	--
		Tricoptera	Caddis flies	1,6
	Others			2,1

* Limited to the most common Amber Classes and Orders.

% - Percentage of Hexapoda contained in Baltic Amber, extracted from the book " LES FANTOMES DE L'AMBRE" di E. Kreminska, W. Kreminski edited by Neuchatel Museum of Natural History.

x - out of statistics.

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I should like to thank the Dr. Stefania Signorelli