Department of Zoology at ANDC/Zoology Museum/Permanent slides/Arthropoda

Permanent slides of Arthropoda Date & Time : 25, November 2024 23:31 Aphid Common name : plant lice Habit and Habitat : found and feed on plants. Body : short and stout. Body divisions : divisible into head,thorax and abdomen. Head : contains antennae(large),eyes-compound and well developed. Mouth parts : piercing and sucking type. Spiracles : present, 9 pairs, lateral abdominal in position. exhibit Parthenogenesis. Anterior region of Megalopa larva It is larva of crab, develops from zoea larva through successive molts. Cephalothorax : broad crab like, has anterior median spine. Eyes : large and stalked. Antennules : small Antennae : large Thoracic appendages : well developed. leads a pelagic life before transforming into adult.