Entomology PDF - Mouthparts & Types
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Apex Studies
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This document details the different types of insect mouthparts, including diagrams and examples. It covers various insect orders and their larval stages. The document is suitable for secondary school students studying entomology.
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# Apex Studies ## Mouthparts - **Labrum (Upper lip)** - pair - **Mandibles (Jaw/1st Jaw)** - pair (True Jaw) - **Maxillae (2nd Jaw/False Jaw)** - pair - **Labium (Lower lip)** - **Hypopharynx** - Tongue like structure ## Mouthpart Diagram This diagram shows the various mouthparts. - **Labium**...
# Apex Studies ## Mouthparts - **Labrum (Upper lip)** - pair - **Mandibles (Jaw/1st Jaw)** - pair (True Jaw) - **Maxillae (2nd Jaw/False Jaw)** - pair - **Labium (Lower lip)** - **Hypopharynx** - Tongue like structure ## Mouthpart Diagram This diagram shows the various mouthparts. - **Labium** - **Mandible** - **Hypopharynx** - **Maxillae** - **Cardo** - **Stipe** - **Lacinia** - **Palpiger** - **Maxillac Palpiter** - **Jaka** - **Glossa** - **Palpiger** - **Ligula** ## Mouthpart Image 2 This diagram shows the various mouthparts in greater detail. - **Labial palp** - **Palpiger** - **Ligula** - **Paraglossa** - **Glossa** - **P.M.** ## Types of Mouthparts | Type | Example | Notes | |---|---|---| | Biting & Chewing | Grasshopper, Locust, Cockroach, Preying mantid | | | Piercing & Sucking | Mosquito & Bugs | | | Sponging | Housefly | Mandible absent | | Siphoning | Butterfly & Moth | | | Rasping & Sucking | Thrips | Asymmetrican Right mandible absent | | Chewing & Lapping | Honeybee | Hymenoptera | | Degenerate | Maggots | | | Masked | Naiad of dragonfly | | | Mandibulate | Solid | | | Haustella | Liquid, Stylet & Sucking| | ## Larval/Immature | Order | Larval Stage | |---|---| | Lepidoptera | Caterpillar| | Coleoptera | Grub | | Diptera | Maggot | | Odonata | Naiad | | Hemiptera | Nymph |
