TYPES OF INSECT’S LEGS CURSORIAL CURSORIAL Wakling, running Wakling, running Ground beetles, cockroach Ground beetles, cockroach.

TYPES OF INSECT’S TYPES OF INSECT’S LEGSLEGS

CURSORIALCURSORIAL Wakling, runningWakling, running Ground beetles, cockroachGround beetles, cockroach

FOSSORIALFOSSORIAL Front leg, digging soilFront leg, digging soil Mole cricketMole cricket

RAPTATORIALRAPTATORIAL Fore leg, adapted for catching Fore leg, adapted for catching

preyprey Praying mantisPraying mantis

SALTATORIALSALTATORIAL Hind leg, jumpingHind leg, jumping Enlarge femurEnlarge femur grasshoppersgrasshoppers

NATATORIALNATATORIAL For swimmngFor swimmng With hairsWith hairs Water beetlesWater beetles

POLLEN COLLECTINGPOLLEN COLLECTING tibia adaptation (corbicula)tibia adaptation (corbicula) Pollen basketPollen basket

KAKI BERPELEKAP (pg 26)KAKI BERPELEKAP (pg 26) Tarsus of fore legTarsus of fore leg With structure that can graspWith structure that can grasp To hold on female beetle during To hold on female beetle during

matingmating

INSECTS LARVAEINSECTS LARVAE(refer practical book page (refer practical book page

37)37) CAMPODEIFORMCAMPODEIFORM elongated, flattened, activeelongated, flattened, active NeuropteraNeuroptera

CARABIFORM (pg 29)CARABIFORM (pg 29) flattened, well-developed legsflattened, well-developed legs with no filaments on the end of the with no filaments on the end of the

abdomen.abdomen. Carabidae (beetle)Carabidae (beetle)

SCARABAEIFORMSCARABAEIFORM sluggish, cylindrical, c-shapedsluggish, cylindrical, c-shaped well-developed head and thoracic well-developed head and thoracic

legslegs Scarabaeidae (beetle)Scarabaeidae (beetle)

ELATERIFORMELATERIFORM WirewormWireworm elongate, cylindrical, with a hard elongate, cylindrical, with a hard

exoskeleton and tiny legs exoskeleton and tiny legs Elateridae (click beetle)Elateridae (click beetle)

ERUCIFORMERUCIFORM Catterpillar-likeCatterpillar-like Cylindrical, obvious head, short Cylindrical, obvious head, short

antennaeantennae Butterflies and mothsButterflies and moths

PLATYFORMPLATYFORM Very flattened larvaVery flattened larva Leg hidden or noneLeg hidden or none Diptera (flies), Lepidoptera, Diptera (flies), Lepidoptera,

Coleoptera (beetle)Coleoptera (beetle)

VERMIFORMVERMIFORM Maggot (berengga)Maggot (berengga) legless, head undeveloplegless, head undevelop Diptera (flies)Diptera (flies)

INSECTS PUPAE (PG 38)INSECTS PUPAE (PG 38)

EXARATE (EKSARAT)EXARATE (EKSARAT) the appendages, legs etc., are free the appendages, legs etc., are free

and capable of movement and capable of movement Most orders except butterflies Most orders except butterflies

(lepidoptera) & flies (Diptera)(lepidoptera) & flies (Diptera)

OBTECT (OBTEK)OBTECT (OBTEK) the legs and other appendages are the legs and other appendages are

closely appressed to the rest of the closely appressed to the rest of the body body

not capable of free movement not capable of free movement butterfliesbutterflies

COARCTATE (KOARKTAT)COARCTATE (KOARKTAT) Enclosed within the last larval skinEnclosed within the last larval skin acts as a cocoon protects the pupaacts as a cocoon protects the pupa flies (Diptera, of the sub-order flies (Diptera, of the sub-order

Cyclorrhapha.). Cyclorrhapha.).