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Agriculture · Q62

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 62

Q62

The following insect is dorsoventrally compressed

A.
Flea
B.
Caddisflies
C.
Tree hopper
D.
Bed bug
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Bed bug is dorsoventrally compressed insect.
Bed bugs are insects from the genus Cimex that feed on blood, usually at night. These are blood-feeding parasites of humans, chickens, bats and occasionally domesticated animals.
The adult bed bug is a broadly flattened, ovoid insect with greatly reduced wings. The leathery, reduced forewings are broader than they are long, with a somewhat rectangular appearance. The sides of the pronotum are covered with short, stiff hairs.