Common combining forms from Latin and Greek used in naming insects

a-, an-

without, not, none

agri-, agro

field, land

anopl-

unarmed

arche-, archaeo-

first, beginning, old

blatta

cockroach

coleus, coleo-

sheath, scabbard

derma-

skin, hide

di-, dipl-, diplo-, duo-, dupl-

two, double

endo-,  em-

within, inside, in

embios

in life, long-lived, lively

ephemeros

living but a day, short-lived

ex-, exo-; exotico-

out, of, from, out of, without; from outside (foreign)

gnathos

jaws

gryllus

cricket

haplo-

single, simple

hemi-

half

hetero-

differing

homo-, homeo-

same, similar, equal

hymen-

membrane

iso-

equal

lepido-

scales, scaly

mall--

wool

mantis

deviner, soothsayer, prophet

meco-

long

mega-, megalo-

largest, greatest

meso-

middle

meta-

between, among, near, after

mono-

one, single, solitary, alone

neo-

new

neuro-

nerve (also referring to wing veins)

notos, notum (pl. nota)

back

odontos

tooth

ortho-

straight

oura, ura

tail

palaeo-, paleo

old, ancient

par, para-

even, like; near, beside

ped-, peda, pedi-, pedo-

pod-, podi-, poda

foot, feet

phasma-, phantasma

apparition, specter, phantom

phage, phaga, phago-

eat, eating, to eat

pleco-

folded

pleuron, pleura

side

prim-, proto-, pro-, proto-

first, original, foremost, prior, earlier

pteron, ptera, pterygos

wings

phtheir, phtheiros

louse

psocos

a type of louse (book-louse)

pseudo-

false

siphon

siphon

sternum (pl. sterna)

breast

streptos

twisted

ter-, tre-, tris-, tri-, tripl-, terti-

three, third

tricho-

hair, hairy

un-

not

uni-, unus, unitas

one, whole, oneness

ura, oura

tail

xiphos

sword, saber

zor

pure