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Agriculture · Q23

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 23

Q23

In insects the 1st pair of post oral appendages are

A.
Labrum
B.
Mandible
C.
Maxillae
Answer
D.
Labium

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
In insects the 1st pair of post-oral appendages are Maxillae.
Pair of structures called first maxillae, each consisting of a bladelike lacinia, a hoodlike galea, and a segmented palp bearing sense organ.
The paired second maxillae are partly fused in the midline to form the lower lip or labium.