Cockroach

Brown or black Cockroach

bodied animals Periplaneta
Size ranges americana
(0.6 - 7.6cm) (common
Included in species)
• class-insecta 34-53mm
• phylum-Arthropoda Nocturnal
omnivores

Bright yellows,red
and green
colourable reported
in tropical regions

S
Arthroidal Tergites (dorsal) C
membrane L
Pleurites (lateral) E
R
Sternites(ventral) I
T
E
S
 Plates

Exo-
skeleton
Head

Thorax

Abdomen
 Triangular
in shape
Bears
Bitting and Head Lies at 90º to body
Chewing type
of mouth
Bears pair of Compound
parts
eyes

Antennare arise from Formed by fusion of

membraneous socket 6- segments

Mouth parts
Hypopharynx
Labrum (tongue)
Mandible Maxilla
(upper lip) Labium
(lower-lip)
In females 7+8+9 abd Together Brood-pouch
or
Segments [7= boat-shaped ] Form
Genital-pouch

2 Confusions

Anal cerci Anal style

◦ In both ◦ In,only Male

Male+Female ◦ Help in Mating
◦ Sensory in
function

Organ system
Reproduction
Respiratory
Digestive
 Excretory Circulatory
Nervous

Alimentary Canal

Mouth
Pharynx
Oesophagus
Fore-Gut
Crop
Gizzard

Hepatic caecae

Mid-Gut Mensenteron

Malphigian
tubule

Ileum
Hind-Gut Colon
Rectum

Sac like structures used in food

Crop-
storage
 Gizzard- or Proventricullus
◦ has 6 chitinons plate, teeth
◦ layers of TEETH-

•Help in grinding pood particle

Hepatic/Gastric Caecae- 6-8

◦ at junction of midgut &.foregut
◦ secrete digestive juice

Malphaigian-Tubule- 100 - 150

◦ at junction of midgut & hindgut
◦ help in excretion

Excretory-system

•Fat bodies
By Cockroach is •Nephrocytes
Malphigian uricotelic •Uricose gland
Tubules ( excrete uric (also help in
acid) excretion)
(Nostrils)
Spiracle

Tracheoles(Alveoli
Trachea
 Spiracles
(10 pairs)

2p 8p
Thorax Abdomen
Dorsal

Ventral

Nerve cord:- Double,Ventral,Solid

 Sense Organs In Cockroach
-Antennae -Maxillary palps -Eyes
-Anal Cerci -Labial palps

Each compound eye consist of 2000 hexagonal ommatidia

With the help of several ommatidia,cockroach recieve

several images

This kind of vision is Mosaic-Vision

2000 Ommatidia
(per eye)
 Blood Vasular System

Haemolymph
Open type BVS composed of
Blood vessels Blood vessels colourless
are poorely open into Plasma and
developed Hoemocoel Haemocytes
[Body cavity
contain
haemolymph]

Heart
•Elongated Muscular tube
•13 chambered
•Blood pumped anteriorily to
Sinuses

Ostia

(13)

Male Reproductive System

Seminal
Testis Vas Ejaculatory
vesicle
(4-6 abd deferens duct
.
segment)
 Male
gonophore

Mushroom-Glands

Present in 6th-7th Functions on Accessory

abdominal segments Reproductive Gland

Phallomere
or
Male gonapophysis

surrounds
represent Male
External Genitilia Gonophore
Chitinous
asymmetrical
structure

Sperm stored in Seminal-Vesicles

Sperm glued together in the form of bundles called

Spermatophore

Spermatophores discharges during copulation

Sperm transfered through Spermatophore

Fertilisation occurs

Fertilised eggs enclosed in capsule,Ootheca

Average female produce 9-10Ootheca

[14-16 egg/ootheca]

Ootheca glued to the suitable surface

• The development of Periplaneta americana is
paurometabolous, means there is development through
nymphal stage

•Nymph looks very much like adults.The nymph grows by

moulting about 13 times to reach adult

• The nymph grows by stage has wing pads but only adult
cockroaches hsve wings