Category: Entomology Tables
Wing Coupling Apparatus
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24 Jul, 2026
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Wing Coupling Apparatus Insect Example(s) Jugate type Hepialid moth Fibulate type (elongated jugum) Caddis fly Frenate type Moths Hamulate type Bees and Wasp Amplexiform Butterflies, Silkmoth
Modification of Insect wings
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24 Jul, 2026
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Wing Type / Modification Insect Example(s) Tegmina Cockroach, Mantid, Grasshopper Elytra Beetles Hemelytra Bugs Halteres House fly Fringed wing Thrips Scaly wings Moths and Butterfly Membranous wings Wasp and Bees
Modifications of insect legs / Type of insect legs
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24 Jul, 2026
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Leg Type / Modification Insect Example(s) Ambulatorial (Walking type) Some beetles, bugs Cursorial (Running type) Cockroach, Ground and Tiger beetles Saltatorial (Jumping type) Grasshopper, Crickets Fossorial (Digging type) Mole cricket Raptorial (Grasping type) Praying mantid, Ambush bugs Scansorial (Clinging type) Head louse Natatorial (Swimming type) Hind legs of water bug, aquatic beetles Foragial / Corbiculate […]
Type of Insect Mouth Part
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24 Jul, 2026
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Mouth Part Category Type / Action Insect Example(s) Mandibulate type Chewing and biting Cockroach, Grasshopper Haustellate type Piercing and sucking Red cotton bug, Mosquito, Aphids, Leafhoppers — Chewing and lapping Honey bees — Sponging House fly — Rasping and sucking (asymmetrical) Thrips — Siphoning Butterfly
Types of Antennae
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24 Jul, 2026
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Type of Antennae Example(s) Setaceous (Whip-like) Cockroach Filiform (Thread-like) Grasshopper Moniliform (Necklace / Bead-like) Thrips, midge fly, termites Clavate (Club-shaped) Butterfly Capitate (Knobbed) Weevil, Khapra beetle Serrate (Saw-toothed) Metallic beetle Lamellate (Leaf-like) Dung roller, Rhinoceros beetle Pectinate / Unipectinate (Comb-like) Moth Bipectinate Silk moth Plumose (Whorl-like) Male mosquito Pilose (Brush-like) Female mosquito Geniculate (Elbowed) Honey […]
Name of Appendages and Segment
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24 Jul, 2026
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Name of Appendages Name of Segment Pair of compound eyes Pre antennary Pair of antennae Antennary Single labrum Intercalary Pair of mandibles Mandibular Pair of Maxillae Maxillary Labium Labial