MCQs Entomology-25 Posted on August 22, 2025August 30, 2025Author agropublishers 0 1. _____________ are the hardened, modified forewings of beetles Tegmina Elytra Scutella Halteres 2. Which beetle was famously used in ancient Egyptian religion and is a symbol of rebirth? Necrophila americana Meloe violaceus Scarabaeus sacer (Sacred Scarab) Lytta vesicatoria (Spanish Fly) 3. The Malpighian tubules in many beetles are associated with rectal pads, allowing ____________ Synthesis of chitin precursors Hemocyanin production Gas exchange Selective resorption of water and ions 4. What is the color of cockroach (Blattella germanica) eggs? Green Brown Pink White 5. Dung beetles primarily locate resources like dung by detecting specific volatile compounds emitted from the dung through _________________ Thermoreceptors on legs Chemosensory palps only Hygroreceptors on antennae Olfactory receptors on their antennae 6. The three main body regions of an insect are the head, thorax, and__________ Cephalon Tagma Abdomen Tergum 7. Which type of sensilla primarily functions as a chemoreceptor in insects? Campaniform sensilla Trichoid sensilla Basiconic sensilla Tympanal sensilla 8. Bed bugs belong to which insect order? Orthoptera Coleoptera Diptera Hemiptera 9. Beetles belong to which insect order? Coleoptera Hemiptera Diptera Lepidoptera 10. Beetle mouthparts are generally of which type? Sponging Chewing Siphoning Piercing-sucking Loading … Question 1 of 10
