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Class InsectaDomain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria Metaphylum Schizocoelos Coelomates Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Uniramia Class Insecta This group is the insects. They are characterised by a body composed of head, thorax, and abdomen. The thorax bears three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings. Latin: insectus, segmented. (Dorit et al, 1991) Subclass Apterygota Subclass Pterygota |