INSECT THORAX

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INSECT THORAX
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Insect Thorax
- 3 segmented
Prothorax
Mesothorax
Metathorax
Pterothorax
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notum
Insect Thorax
pleuron
scutellum
scutum
sternum
pleuron
tergum
epimeron
trochantin
sternellum
episternum
basisternum
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Internal support in thorax
pleural ridge
pleural apophysis
sternopleural muscle
sternal apophysis
furca
Furca Pleural/sternal apophysis
Apodemes
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Thoracic Appendages - Legs
femur
tibia
tarsus
trochanter
pretarsus
coxa
tarsomeres
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Insect Leg - Articulation
monocondylic
leg
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Insect Leg - Articulation
trochantin
monocondylic
leg
leg
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Insect Leg - Articulation
trochantin
monocondylic
dicondylic
leg
leg
leg
Decreasing mobility
Increasing strength
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Thoracic Appendages - Legs
Modifications
Digging (Fossorial)
Mole cricket (OrthopteraGryllotalpidae)
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Thoracic Appendages - Legs
Modifications
Natorial (swimming)
Predaceous diving beetle (ColeopteraDytiscidae)
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Thoracic Appendages - Legs
Modifications
Cursorial (running)
Tiger beetle (Coleoptera Cicindellidae)
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Thoracic Appendages - Legs
Modifications
Saltatorial (jumping)
Migratory locust (Orthoptera Locustidae)
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Thoracic Appendages - Legs
Modifications
Pneustonic (water surface)
Whirlig beetle (Coleoptera Gyrinidae)
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Thoracic Appendages - Legs
Modifications
Suction (mating pads)
Predaceous diving beetle (ColeopteraDytiscidae)
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Thoracic Appendages - Wings
Development
1.
cuticle
haemocoel
Evagination of body wall
trachea
nerve
2.
cuticle
blood(hemolymph)
epidermis
vein
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The Insect Wing
costa
subcosta
radius
jugal
medial
anal
cubitus
R
MA
CuA
A
C
RS
MP
CuP
J
Sc
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The Insect Wing
Wing modifications
Dragonfly (Odonata) -archedictyon
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The Insect Wing
Wing folding
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The Insect Wing
Wing modifications
Diptera (True Flies) -reduced venation
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The Insect Wing
Wing modifications
elytra
Elytra (Several Orders)
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The Insect Wing
Wing modifications
Hemelytra (True Bugs - Hemiptera)
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The Insect Wing
Wing modifications
Halteres
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Wing Coupling
Paleoptera
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Wing Coupling
Hamuli (hooks)
Hamate (Hymenoptera)
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Wing Coupling
retinaculum
frenulum
Frenate (Lepidoptera)
male
female
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Wing Coupling
Jugate (Lepidoptera)
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Wing Coupling
Overlap (Lepidoptera)
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