Q100
Dichotomously branched and maculated wing is present in which insect order?
A.
Mecoptera
AnswerB.
Hemiptera
C.
Orthoptera
D.
Lepidoptera
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Dichotomously branched and maculated wing is present in Mecoptera insect order.Mecoptera (from the Greek: mecos = "long", ptera = "wings") is an order of insects in the superorder Endopterygota with about six hundred species.
They are somewhat fly-like in appearance, being small to medium-sized insects with long slender bodies and narrow membranous wings.
Mecoptera is small to medium-sized insects with long beaklike rostra, membranous wings and slender, elongated bodies. The fore and hind wings are similar in shape, long and narrow, with numerous cross-veins.