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Insect Morphology is characterized by 3 regions

The head, thorax, abdomen

Kingdom

Animalia

Periplaneta americana Sub kingdom

Eumetazoa

Periplaneta americana Phylum

Arthropoda

Periplaneta americana Class

Insecta

Periplaneta americana Sub class

Pterygota

Exopterygota

Periplaneta americana Order

Dictyoptera

Periplaneta americana Family

Blattidae

Periplaneta americana Heads general characteristics

Comprised of a number of chitinous plates that have fused with each other , and is connected to the thorax by membranous region (Cervix)

Head

Prothorax

Mesothorax

Metathorax

Walking legs

Wings in repose

Anal cercus

Styles

10th tergum

Abdomen

Hindwing

Forewing

Antenna

Epicranium

Fenestrae

Frons

Gena

Clypeus

Labrum

Labial palp

Maxillary palp

Mandible

Antennal socket

Antenna

Labrum

Mandible

Salivary duct

Hypopharynx

Labium

Maxillary palp

Labial palp

Paraglossa

Glossa

Submentum

Mentum

Prementum

Cardo

Stipes

Galea

Lacinia

Maxilla

Periplaneta americana Biting pieces

Thorax

Divided into prothorax, Mesothorax, and Matathorax

Legs and wings are connected to

Mesothorax and Metathorax

Walking leg

Trochanter

Coxa

Femur

Tibia

Arolium

2 claws

Tarsus

Female Periplaneta americana

Male Periplaneta americana

Piercing and sucking mouth parts in female mosquitoes

Head

Pilose antenna

Labrum-epipharynx

Maxillary palp

Galeae

Mandibles

Hypopharynx

Labium

2 labella

What kind of mouth is this

Piercing and sucking

Biting and lapping mouth part in honeybees ( Drawing)

Lorum

Mentum

Mandible

Prementum

Paraglossa

Labial palp

Glossa

Flabellum

Galea

Maxillary palp

Stipes

Cardo

What kind of mouth is this

Biting and lapping

Head

Antenna

Labial palp

Galeae of maxillae

Labrum

Sucking Mouth part in butterflies (drawing)

What kind of mouth is this?

Sucking

What organism other than the butterfly had a sucking mouth

Male mosquitoes

Ocellar triangle

Compound eye

Aristate antenna