Q135 / 180 · NEET 2018 · Zoology

Which of the following features is used to identify a male cockroach from a female cockroach?

  • A
    Forewings with darker tegmina
  • Correct answer
    B
    Presence of caudal styles
  • C
    Presence of a boat shaped sternum on the 9th abdominal segment
  • D
    Presence of anal cerci

Solution

In male cockroach, the 9th sternite bears a pair of small spine-like unjointed caudal or anal styles which are absent in female cockroach. The anal styles are believed to function as a motion detector.
Besides this, the other three characters, i.e. anal cerci, boat-shaped sternum on 9th abdominal segment and forewings with darker tegmina which are found in both male and female cockroaches.

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Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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