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TYPES OF INSECT’S LEGS

1. Cursorial

 Walking, running
 Cockroach
 Tiger beetle

Example:

2. Saltatorial

 Hind leg, jumping

 Enlarge femur
 Grasshopper

Example:
3. Raptorial

 Fore leg, adapted for catching prey

 Praying mantis
 Belostomatidae

Example:

4. Natatorial

 For swimming
 All parts flattened and tarsus with hairs
 Water beetles

Example:
5. Fossorial

 Front leg, digging soil

 Mole crickets

Example:

TYPES OF INSECT WINGS

1. Elytra

 Hardened, front wings that serve as protective covers for membranous hind wings
 Beetle

Example:
2. Hemelytra
 Front wings that are leathery or parchment like at the base and membranous near
the tip
 Bugs

Example:

3. Tegmina

 Front wings that are completely leathery or parchment-like in texture

 Praying Mantis

Example:

4. Halteres
 Small, club-like hind wings
 Diptera

Example:
5. Fringed Wings
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