Neuroptera, Coleoptera, and Hemiptera Families

Dobsonflies
large body
ocelli present

Alderflies
ocelli absent
medium bodies (<25mm)

Mantidflies

Green lacewings

Brown lacewings

Antlions
look like drab odonate

- ground beetles and tiger beetles
- body shape variable, often black but sometimes brightly colored - antennae threadlike - legs usually long and slender - mandibles usually prominent, obvious from above

Predaceous diving beetles
body shape streamlined, oval, convex
antennae threadlike
hind legs flattened and threadlike to form oars

Whirligig beetles
2 pairs of compound eyes
body elongate, oval

Toad bugs

Waterboatmen
front tarsi 1 segmented and scoop-like
dorsal surface covered in fine transverse lines
hind legs oar like

Backswimmers
front tarsi not scoop-shaped
hind legs oar like, hind tarsi w/o claws

Water scoprpions
front legs raptorial
2 long filaments from abdomen

Giant water bugs

Water striders