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Figure 2. Class Arachnida: (A) Spider, (B) Mite

The document compares the external anatomy of insects and arachnids, describing spiders and mites as examples of arachnids. It also details the different types of insect mouthparts, including chewing, piercing-sucking, rasping-sucking, sponging, siphoning, and chewing-lapping mouthparts and provides examples like grasshoppers, aphids, thrips, houseflies, butterflies, and bees/wasps to illustrate each type of modification. Furthermore, it outlines the different types of insect legs and wings.

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Figure 2. Class Arachnida: (A) Spider, (B) Mite

The document compares the external anatomy of insects and arachnids, describing spiders and mites as examples of arachnids. It also details the different types of insect mouthparts, including chewing, piercing-sucking, rasping-sucking, sponging, siphoning, and chewing-lapping mouthparts and provides examples like grasshoppers, aphids, thrips, houseflies, butterflies, and bees/wasps to illustrate each type of modification. Furthermore, it outlines the different types of insect legs and wings.

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Figure 2.

Class Arachnida: (A) Spider, (B) Mite


1. SETACEOUS 2. ATISTATE

3. GENICULATE 4. CAPITATE

5.PECTINATE 6. SERRATE
7. MONILIFORM 8. FLABELLATE

9. BIPECTINATE 10. PLUMOSE


Figure 3. Types of Insect Antenna

Parts of an Insect Antenna


grasshopper

1. SALTATORIAL OR JUMPING LEG 4. FOSSORIAL LEG OR DIGGING LEG

2. CORBICULA LEG OR POLLEN- CARRYING LEG 5.RAPTORIAL LEG OR GRASPING

3. SCANSORIAL CLIMBING OR DIGGING LEG 6. NATORIAL LEG OR SWIMMING LEG

Figure 4. Types of Insect’s legs


1. HALTERE 4. SCALY

2. HEMELYTRA 5. HALTERE

3. TEGMINA 6. ELYTRA

Figure 5. Types of Insect’s Wings


Question
Students are expected to answer this questions critically using the available
references in the library.
1. Students should compare and contrast the external anatomy of an insect
from an arachnid.
2. Describe the different types of insect mouthparts. What are the specific
modifications of the different parts for each type?

Type of Mouthparts Description/Modifications


Chewing Type The grasshopper has mandibulate mouthparts that
are directed downward for biting and chewing the
(Grasshopper)
leaves of a host plant. Its labrum is a broad flap that
serves as a front lip. Mandibles operate from side to
side. They have overlapping edges that cut like
scissors and molar surfaces for grinding or
crushing.

Piercing-sucking Type The mouthparts of sucking insects are developed


for piercing and sucking. These pests damage
(Aphids)
plants by inserting their mouthparts into plant tissue
and removing juices. ... Aphids: Often called plant
lice, are small, soft-bodied insects. They range in
color from black to green to yellow.

Rasping-sucking Type —Thrips are tiny, slender insects with rasping-


sucking mouthparts. Adults may be yellow, brown,
(Thrips) or black and have feathery wings held flat on the
back. Immature thrips resemble adults but are
lighter in color and wingless. Some species feed
primarily on foliage while others feed primarily on
blooms.

Sponging Type The word sponging describes the function of the


mouthparts which acts like a sponge to absorb food
(Housefly)
in liquid form.

Siphoning Type Close-up of butterfly mouthparts. When a butterfy is


not drinking, its "tongue" is wound into a tight coil.
(Butterfly)
The tongue is actually a tube, and it is able to
extend and siphon water and nectar into the
butterfly's digestive system. These type of
mouthparts, called "siphoning," are unique to moths
and butterflies.

Chewing-lapping Type Bees and wasps retain their mandibles for slicing
and handling wax but have evolved a tongue called
(Bees, wasps)
a glossa so that they can lap up nectar. Hence, they
have a mouth referred to as the chewing-lapping
type.

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