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First pair of wings in cockroach are hard and leathery. They are

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Tegmina attached to mesothorax
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Elytra attached to metathorax
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Tegmina attached to prothorax
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Tegmina attached to metathorax.
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Solution

The correct option is A Tegmina attached to mesothorax
The body of a cockroach is divided into a thorax of three segments ( prothorax, mesothorax and metathorax)and a ten-segmented abdomen.The tegmina or first pair of wings, are attached to the second thoracic segment which is mesothorax.
So, the correct answer is A.

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