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Question
CBSEENBI11002743

Which of the following features is used to identify a male cockroach from a female cockroach?

  • Presence of a boat-shaped sternum on the 9th abdominal segment

  • Presence of caudal styles

  • Presence of anal cerci

  • Forewings with darker tegmina

Solution

B.

Presence of caudal styles

Males bear a pair of short, thread-like anal styles which are absent in females.


Anal/caudal styles arise from 9th abdominal segment in the male cockroach.