This is not really a proposal, just a note. Looking at the page for winged insects (Pterygota), I noticed that the orders were listed in no particular sequence. (Beetles were first, mayflies way down the list, etc.) I re-ordered them following the sequence in Arnett,
American Insects (1). The only issue was Raphidioptera - Snakeflies, listed in their own order in BugGuide, but as only a family in the neuroptera by Arnett. I simply put the order Raphidioptera following the order Neuroptera. I was amazed how easy it was to re-sequence the orders using Troy's "re-order guides" system in Taxonomy view. This is just a wonderful piece of programming--thanks, Troy, for this and everything!
I also wrote a few sentences on the guide page for
Pterygota.
I'm sure there is plenty of scholarly debate about the sequence of orders, but at least now they follow a fairly standard sequence here.
Here is the order now implemented:
Subclass Pterygota - Winged Insects
Order Ephemeroptera - Mayflies
Order Odonata - Dragonflies and Damselflies
Order Plecoptera - Stoneflies
Order Embiidina - Webspinners
Order Phasmatodea - Walkingsticks
Order Orthoptera - Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets
Order Dermaptera - Earwigs
Order Dictyoptera - Mantids and Cockroaches
Order Isoptera - Termites
Order Psocoptera - Barklice and Booklice
Order Hemiptera - True Bugs
Order Homoptera - Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies
Order Thysanoptera - Thrips
Order Neuroptera - Antlions, Lacewings and Allies
Order Raphidioptera - Snakeflies
Order Coleoptera - Beetles
Order Hymenoptera - Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies
Order Trichoptera - Caddisflies
Order Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths
Order Mecoptera - Scorpionflies, Hangingflies and Allies
Order Diptera - Flies
Order Strepsiptera - Twisted-winged Insects
Order Siphonaptera - Fleas
