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Most diverse insect orders in Australia:
Most diverse insect orders
  Beetles and weevils (Coleoptera)
  Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera)
  Ants, bees and wasps (Hymenoptera)
  Flies and mosquitoes (Diptera)
  Bugs, aphids and hoppers (Hemiptera)
  Grasshoppers, crickets and katydids (Orthoptera)
     
Spiders and their relatives: Spiders and their relatives
  Spiders (Araneae)
  Scorpions (Scorpionidae)
  Mites and ticks (Acarina)
  Harvestmen (Opiliones)
  False Scorpions (Pseudoscorpionida)
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Insects with aquatic larvae: Insects with aquatic larvae
  Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)
  Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata)
  Stoneflies (Plecoptera)
  Dobsonflies and alderflies (Megaloptera)
  Caddis flies (Trichoptera)
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Insects without wings: Wingless insects
  Bristletails (Archaeognatha)
  Silverfish (Thysanura)
  Fleas (Siphonaptera)
  Lice (Phthiraptera)
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The pseudo insects: The Pseudo Insects
  Springtails (Collembola)
  Diplurans (Diplura)
  Proturans (Protura)
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Other insect orders:  
  Lacewings and antlions (Neuroptera) Other interesting insects
  Cockroaches (Blattodea)
  Praying mantids (Mantodea)
  Termites (Isoptera)
  Earwigs (Dermaptera)
  Stick insects (Phasmatodea)
  Web spinners (Embioptera)
  Booklice (Psocoptera)
  Thrips (Thysanoptera)
  Stylopids (Strepsiptera)
  Scorpionflies (Mecoptera)
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Other non-insect invertebrates: Other non-insect invertebrates
  Snails and slugs (Gastropoda)
  Worms (Annelida)
  Centipedes (Chilopoda)
  Millipedes (Diplopoda)
  Slaters (Isopoda)
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