abdomen: the elongated portion of the body of an arthropod, located behind the thorax. It is usually segmented.
Aquatic: living or growing
in water
cerci: either of two sensory appendages
at the end of the abdomen of the female mosquito and other insects
compound eye: the eye that most insects
and some crustaceans have, made up of several separate light-sensitive
parts
conical: shaped like a cone
Elongated: lengthened or stretched out
Elytra: a tough front wing, occurring in pairs on beetles and some other insects, that acts as a protective covering for the rear wings.
exoskeleton: a hard covering on the outside of many organisms such as crustaceans, insects, turtles, and armadillos that provides support and protection
Forceps: a body part that
is shaped or works like pincers, such as the grasping parts of some
insects
furcula: A forked part or bone,
such as the wishbone of a bird
filiform: long, thin,
and fine like a thread
genal comb: flea
mouth structure, a row of very heavy
spines on the front of the head
globular: having
the shape of a ball or globule
herbivorous: eating
only or mainly grass or other plants,
or relating
to the
eating of such
plants
hypognathous: having
a congenitally underdeveloped lower jaw
mandibulate: anatomy
the lower jaw of a person or animal,
usually containing a single
bone
Membranous: relating to or
similar to a membrane, especially in being thin, pliable, and often
translucent
metamorphosis: a
complete or marked change of physical
form, structure,
or substance
nymph: the larva
of some insects, for example, the mayfly,
dragonfly,
and grasshopper,
that resembles
the adult
and develops into the adult insect directly,
without passing through the
intermediate pupa stage
ommatidia: One of
the single eyes forming the compound eyes
of crustaceans,
insects,
and
other invertebrates.
omnivorous: eating
any kind or many different kinds of food,
including
both plants
and
animals
ovipositor: a tubular
organ at the end of the abdomen of some
female fish or
animals, especially
insects,
that is
used to deposit eggs
pronotom: shield-like
cover of the prothorax
prothorax: the
anterior division of the thorax of an
insect, bearing
the first pair
of legs.
styliform appendages: long,
thin, and pointed; like a bristle; body
parts or organs; like
a tail,
wing, or fin;
that projects from the main part of the
body
tarsi: the part
of the leg of an arthropod that is furthest
from the
tibia
thorax: the middle
division of the body of an insect, crustacean,
or arachnidchnid