Question: The antenna of a termite is:
Options:
Moniliform
Filiform
Clavate
Capitate
• Why the other options are incorrect:
-Filiform: These antennae are thin and thread-like.
-Example: Grasshopper, ground beetle
-Clavate: These antennae have a club-shaped head.
-Example: Blister beetle
-Capitate: Similar to clavate, they have an enlarged head at the tip.
-Example: Butterfly
• Common types of insect antennae, along with examples:
-Setaceous: Slender with many fine segments, tapering towards the tip.
-Examples: Cockroach, dragonfly, damselfly
-Serrate: Segments have saw-like edges on one side.
-Examples: Some beetles, rove beetles
-Pectinate: Segments resemble a comb, with long projections on one side.
-Examples: Sawflies, moths
-Geniculate: Bent or elbowed at a specific point, often with distinct segments in each part.
-Examples: Honeybee
-Lamellate: Segments are flattened and plate-like, often resembling a fan.
-Examples: Scarab beetles, stag beetles
-Plumose: Segments have fine, hair-like branches resembling feathers.
-Examples: Mosquitoes
-Aristate: Possesses a bristle-like extension (arista) arising from the flagellum.
-Examples: Houseflies
-Stylate: Has a long, slender stylus projecting from the base of the antenna.
-Examples: Crane flies
-Stylopate: Highly modified, reduced antennae in male parasitic wasps.