Insect Mouthparts

What is the term that describes chewing mouth type?

Mandibulate

What is the mandibulate mouth type?

Chewing mouth type

Which mouth type is believed to be the most primitive?

Mandibulate

What are haustellate mouthparts?

Adapted for sucking liquid food

What are examples of haustellate mouthparts?

Piercing-sucking (mosquitoes, aphids, thrips, stinkbugs), siphoning (butterflies, moths), sponging/lapping (house flies, bees)

What is a stylet?

It is a slender, needle-like structure formed from modified mouthpart elements that insects with piercing-sucking habits use to puncture host tissues and access fluids (plant sap or animal blood)

What are the five primary mouthparts?

Clypeus, labrum, mandibles, maxillae, and labium

Name the mouth type.

Haustellate without stylet; sponging

Name the mouth type.

Haustellate with stylet; piercing-sucking

Name the mouth type.

Haustellate without stylet; lapping

Name the mouth type.

Mandibulate

Name the mouth part.

Haustellate without stylet; siphoning

Name the mouth part.

Haustellate without stylet; siphoning

Name the mouthpart.

Haustellate with stylet; piercing-sucking

Name the mouthpart.

Mandibulate

Name the mouthpart.

Mandibulate; chewing