Here students can locate TS Inter 1st Year Zoology Notes 7th Lesson Type Study of Periplaneta Americana to prepare for their exam.
TS Inter 1st Year Zoology Notes 7th Lesson Type Study of Periplaneta Americana
→ Cockroach belongs to the phylum Arthropoda and the class Insecta.
→ Group Insects is the largest class of animals in the Kingdom – Animalia. Insects are distinguished from other arthropods in possessing three tagmata in the body and three pairs of legs.
→ The study of insects is called Entomology.
→ Cockroach also exhibits ail the characteristic features of the class Insecta. Cockroach is a convenient specimen, for dissection and demonstration.
→ Cockroach is a common household pest that contaminates our food with its excreta (cockroach is kitchen pest).
→ Cockroaches are mostly the inhabitants of the tropical countries.
→ A few species are found in the temperate regions.
→ The two common species of cockroaches found in India are : Blatta orientals and Periplaneta americana.
→ William Kirby (1759-1850)
William Kirby was an English entomologist, an original member of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was famous for his enormous work in Entomology. He is considered the “Founder of Entomology”.