INSECT THORAX
Insect Thorax - 3 segmented ProthoraxMesothoraxMetathorax Pterothorax Anterior Posterior
pleuron notum sternum pleuron Cross section of insect thorax
pleuron notum sternum Insect Thorax scutum scutellum epimeron basisternum trochantin sternellum tergum episternum
pleuron notum sternum Insect Thorax
Internal support in thorax pleural ridge pleural apophysis sternal apophysis sternopleural muscle furca Furca Pleural/sternal apophysis Apodemes
Thoracic Appendages - Legs coxa trochanter femur tibia tarsus pretarsus tarsomeres coxa
Insect Leg - Articulation monocondylic leg
Insect Leg - Articulation monocondylic trochantin leg
Insect Leg - Articulation monocondylic Decreasing mobility Increasing strength trochantin dicondylic leg
Thoracic Appendages - Legs Modifications Digging (Fossorial) Mole cricket (Orthoptera:Gryllotalpidae)
Thoracic Appendages - Legs Modifications Saltatorial (jumping) Migratory locust (Orthoptera: Locustidae)
Thoracic Appendages - Legs Modifications Natorial (swimming) Predaceous diving beetle (Coleoptera:Dytiscidae)
Thoracic Appendages - Legs Modifications Pneustonic (water surface) Whirlig beetle (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae)
Thoracic Appendages - Legs Modifications Apposition (grasping)
Thoracic Appendages - Legs Modifications Cursorial (running) Tiger beetle (Coleoptera: Cicindellidae)
Thoracic Appendages - Legs Modifications Suction (mating pads) Predaceous diving beetle (Coleoptera:Dytiscidae)
Thoracic Appendages - Wings Development cuticle haemocoel Evagination of body wall blood(hemolymph) trachea nerve cuticle epidermis vein
The Insect Wing costa subcosta radius medial cubitus anal jugal C Sc R RS MA MP CuA CuP A J
The Insect Wing Wing modifications Dragonfly (Odonata) -archedictyon
Evolutionary Trends 1. Reduce number of cross veins = loss of weight 2. Fuse or lose longitudinal veins 3. Less sclerotization 4. Reduce fluting except on anterior
The Insect Wing Wing folding
The Insect Wing Wing folding Melolontha
Wing Coupling Paleoptera
Wing Coupling Frenate (Lepidoptera) frenulum retinaculum male female
Wing Coupling Hamate (Hymenoptera) Hamuli (hooks)
Wing Coupling Jugate (Lepidoptera)
Wing Coupling Overlap (Lepidoptera)
The Insect Wing Wing modifications Elytra (Several Orders) elytra
The Insect Wing Wing modifications Hemelytra (True Bugs - Hemiptera)
The Insect Wing Wing modifications Halteres
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