Q.

Which of the following features is used to identify a male cockroach from a female cockroach                [2018]

1 Presence of a boat-shaped sternum on the 9th abdominal segment  
2 Presence of caudal styles  
3 Forewings with darker tegmina  
4 Presence of anal cerci  

Ans.

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Male cockroach bears a pair of short thread-like anal/caudal styles which are absent in females. They project backward from the sides of the 9th abdominal segment in male cockroaches.