Which of the following features is used to identify a male cockroach from a female cockroach ?
Forewings with darker tegmina
Presence of caudal styles
Presence of a boat shaped sternum on the 9th abdominal segment
Presence of anal cerci
As we learnt in
Anal Styles -
In male, the 9th sternite (segment) bears a pair of spine like anal styles, which are absent in female and are used to differentiate between male and female.
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Additionally male cockroaches have long antennae than female.
Males bear a pair of short, thread like anal styles which are absent in females. Anal/caudal styles arise from 9th abdominal segment in male cockroach.
Option 1)
Forewings with darker tegmina
This is incorrect.
Option 2)
Presence of caudal styles
This is correct.
Option 3)
Presence of a boat shaped sternum on the 9th abdominal segment
This is incorrect.
Option 4)
Presence of anal cerci
This is incorrect.