Entomology
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Entomology, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον, meaning "insect", and λόγος, meaning "study", is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In the pa
Plate from Transactions of the Entomological Society, 1848
An entomologist collecting in the field.
Example of a collection barcode on a pinned beetle specimen
The Entomology Research Collection at Lincoln University, New Zealand, with curator John Marris
Myriapoda
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Myriapods are the members of subphylum Myriapoda, containing arthropods such as millipedes and centipedes. The group contains about 13,000 species, all of them terrestrial.
Entomology
…was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans. The field is also referred to as insectology in American English, while in British English insectology implies the study of the…
The head of Scutigera coleoptrata, showing antennae, compound eyes and mouthparts
Scolopendra cingulata, a centipede
Tachypodoiulus niger, a millipede
A species of Scutigerella, a genus of symphylan