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Insect Morphology and Systematicsmandibulate and haustellateInsect Morphology and Systematicsmandibulate and haustellate
. Haustellate mouthparts can be further classified as
piercing-sucking, sponging, and siphoning.
MANDIBULATE MOUTH PART
Mandibulate (chewing)
mouthparts are used for biting and grinding solid foods. Examples:
Dragonflies and damselflies (order Odonata), termites (order Isoptera), adult lacewings (order
Neuroptera), beetles (order Coleoptera), ants (order Hymenoptera), cockroaches (order
Blattaria), grasshoppers, crickets and katydids (order Orthoptera), caterpillars (order
Lepidoptera). Adult Lepidoptera have siphoning mouthparts.
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