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Agriculture · Q370

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 370

Q370

Antennae is absent in

A.
Hymenoptera
B.
Protura
Answer
C.
Thysanura
D.
Coleoptera

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Antennae is absent in Protura.
Proturans lack antennae and possess 12 abdominal segments (instead of the typical 11), 3 of which are added postembryonically in successive nymphal molts, or sheddings of skin (anamorphosis).
Proturans thrust their forelegs forward and use them as sensory organs. The front legs carried like antennae, serve a sensory function.