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. 2013 Aug 8;104(5):595–600. doi: 10.1093/jhered/est050

Table 1.

Nominated arthropod taxa for genome sequencing from the classes Hexapoda, Chelicerata, Crustacea, and Myriapoda, as part of the i5K initiative

Taxon group Common names Taxon group Common names
Hexapoda n = 703 Chelicerata n = 63
Hymenoptera Ants, wasps, bees 256 Araneae Spiders 34
Diptera Flies 107 Opiliones Daddy longlegs 3
Coleoptera Beetles 69 Ixodida Ticks 8
Lepidoptera Moths, butterflies 56 Prostigmata Mites 9
Strepsiptera 1 Astigmata Mites 1
Siphonaptera Fleas 3 Mesostigmata Mites 2
Hemiptera True bugs, aphids, planthoppers 91 Pantopoda Sea spiders 1
Isoptera Termites 25 Scorpiones Scorpions 3
Orthoptera Grasshoppers, crickets 15 Pseudoscorpiones Pseudoscorpions 2
Blattaria Roaches 7
Dermaptera Earwigs 4 Crustacea n = 20
Embioptera Webspinners 2 Isopoda Pill bugs 5
Ephemeroptera Mayflies 2 Decapoda Crabs, lobsters 5
Mantodea Praying mantids 5 Amphipoda Scuds, whale lice 2
Mecoptera Scorpionflies 3 Euphausiacea Krill 0
Megaloptera Dobsonflies, alderflies 2 Diplostraca Water fleas 0
Neuroptera Lacewings, antliions 6 Anostraca Fairy shrimps 1
Raphidioptera Snakeflies 1 Notostraca Tadpole shrimps 1
Notoptera Grylloblattids, mantophasmatids 2 Brachypoda Horseshoe shrimps 1
Odonata Dragonflies, damselflies 3 Calanoida Copepods 2
Phasmatodea Stick insects 2 Harpacticoida Copepods 1
Phthiraptera Lice 2 Leptostraca Sea fleas 1
Plecoptera Stoneflies 2 Nectiopoda 1
Thysanoptera Thrips 5
Trichoptera Caddisflies 4 Myriapoda n = 6
Protura 3 Chilopoda Centipedes 2
Diplura 4 Diplopoda Millipedes 2
Collembola Springtails 10 Pauropoda 1
Archeognatha Bristletails 5 Symphyla 1
Zoraptera 1
Zygentoma Silverfish 5