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Agriculture · Q169

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 169

Q169

Which of the following is the smallest order of class-Insecta?

A.
Hemiptera
B.
Zoraptera
Answer
C.
Odonata
D.
Coleoptera

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Zoraptera is the smallest order of class-Insecta.
The insect order Zoraptera, commonly known as angel insects, contains small and soft bodied insects with two forms: winged with wings sheddable as in termites, dark and with eyes (compound) and ocelli (simple); or wingless, pale and without eyes or ocelli.
They have a characteristic nine-segmented beaded (moniliform) antenna. The members of this order are small insects, 3 millimeters (0.12 in) or less in length, that resemble termites in appearance and their gregarious behavior. They are short and swollen in appearance.