First pair of wings in cockroach are hard and leathery. They are
A
Tegmina attached to mesothorax
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B
Elytra attached to metathorax
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C
Tegmina attached to prothorax
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D
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.Thetegmina or first pair of wings, are attached to the second thoracic segment which is mesothorax.