Cockroach
Brown or black Cockroach
bodied animals Periplaneta
Size ranges americana
(0.6 - 7.6cm) (common
Included in species)
• class-insecta 34-53mm
• phylum-Arthropoda Nocturnal
omnivores
Bright yellows,red
and green
colourable reported
in tropical regions
S
Arthroidal Tergites (dorsal) C
membrane L
Pleurites (lateral) E
R
Sternites(ventral) I
T
E
S
Plates
Exo-
skeleton
Head
Thorax
Abdomen
Triangular
in shape
Bears
Bitting and Head Lies at 90º to body
Chewing type
of mouth
Bears pair of Compound
parts
eyes
Antennare arise from Formed by fusion of
membraneous socket 6- segments
Mouth parts
Hypopharynx
Labrum (tongue)
Mandible Maxilla
(upper lip) Labium
(lower-lip)
In females 7+8+9 abd Together Brood-pouch
or
Segments [7= boat-shaped ] Form
Genital-pouch
2 Confusions
Anal cerci Anal style
◦ In both ◦ In,only Male
Male+Female ◦ Help in Mating
◦ Sensory in
function
Organ system
Reproduction
Respiratory
Digestive
Excretory Circulatory
Nervous
Alimentary Canal
Mouth
Pharynx
Oesophagus
Fore-Gut
Crop
Gizzard
Hepatic caecae
Mid-Gut Mensenteron
Malphigian
tubule
Ileum
Hind-Gut Colon
Rectum
Sac like structures used in food
Crop-
storage
Gizzard- or Proventricullus
◦ has 6 chitinons plate, teeth
◦ layers of TEETH-
•Help in grinding pood particle
Hepatic/Gastric Caecae- 6-8
◦ at junction of midgut &.foregut
◦ secrete digestive juice
Malphaigian-Tubule- 100 - 150
◦ at junction of midgut & hindgut
◦ help in excretion
Excretory-system
•Fat bodies
By Cockroach is •Nephrocytes
Malphigian uricotelic •Uricose gland
Tubules ( excrete uric (also help in
acid) excretion)
(Nostrils)
Spiracle
Tracheoles(Alveoli
Trachea
Spiracles
(10 pairs)
2p 8p
Thorax Abdomen
Dorsal
Ventral
Nerve cord:- Double,Ventral,Solid
Sense Organs In Cockroach
-Antennae -Maxillary palps -Eyes
-Anal Cerci -Labial palps
Each compound eye consist of 2000 hexagonal ommatidia
With the help of several ommatidia,cockroach recieve
several images
This kind of vision is Mosaic-Vision
2000 Ommatidia
(per eye)
Blood Vasular System
Haemolymph
Open type BVS composed of
Blood vessels Blood vessels colourless
are poorely open into Plasma and
developed Hoemocoel Haemocytes
[Body cavity
contain
haemolymph]
Heart
•Elongated Muscular tube
•13 chambered
•Blood pumped anteriorily to
Sinuses
Ostia
(13)
Male Reproductive System
Seminal
Testis Vas Ejaculatory
vesicle
(4-6 abd deferens duct
.
segment)
Male
gonophore
Mushroom-Glands
Present in 6th-7th Functions on Accessory
abdominal segments Reproductive Gland
Phallomere
or
Male gonapophysis
surrounds
represent Male
External Genitilia Gonophore
Chitinous
asymmetrical
structure
Sperm stored in Seminal-Vesicles
Sperm glued together in the form of bundles called
Spermatophore
Spermatophores discharges during copulation
Sperm transfered through Spermatophore
Fertilisation occurs
Fertilised eggs enclosed in capsule,Ootheca
Average female produce 9-10Ootheca
[14-16 egg/ootheca]
Ootheca glued to the suitable surface
• The development of Periplaneta americana is
paurometabolous, means there is development through
nymphal stage
•Nymph looks very much like [Link] nymph grows by
moulting about 13 times to reach adult
• The nymph grows by stage has wing pads but only adult
cockroaches hsve wings
Cockroach
Brown or black Cockroach
bodied animals Periplaneta
Size ranges americana
(0.6 - 7.6cm) (common
Included in species)
• class-insecta 34-53mm
• phylum-Arthropoda Nocturnal
omnivores
Bright yellows,red
and green
colourable reported
in tropical regions
S
Arthroidal Tergites (dorsal) C
membrane L
Pleurites (lateral) E
R
Sternites(ventral) I
T
E
S
Plates
Exo-
skeleton
Head
Thorax
Abdomen
Triangular
in shape
Bears
Bitting and Head Lies at 90º to body
Chewing type
of mouth
Bears pair of Compound
parts
eyes
Antennare arise from Formed by fusion of
membraneous socket 6- segments
Mouth parts
Hypopharynx
Labrum (tongue)
Mandible Maxilla
(upper lip) Labium
(lower-lip)
In females 7+8+9 abd Together Brood-pouch
or
Segments [7= boat-shaped ] Form
Genital-pouch
2 Confusions
Anal cerci Anal style
◦ In both ◦ In,only Male
Male+Female ◦ Help in Mating
◦ Sensory in
function
Organ system
Reproduction
Respiratory
Digestive
Excretory Circulatory
Nervous
Alimentary Canal
Mouth
Pharynx
Oesophagus
Fore-Gut
Crop
Gizzard
Hepatic caecae
Mid-Gut Mensenteron
Malphigian
tubule
Ileum
Hind-Gut Colon
Rectum
Sac like structures used in food
Crop-
storage
Gizzard- or Proventricullus
◦ has 6 chitinons plate, teeth
◦ layers of TEETH-
•Help in grinding pood particle
Hepatic/Gastric Caecae- 6-8
◦ at junction of midgut &.foregut
◦ secrete digestive juice
Malphaigian-Tubule- 100 - 150
◦ at junction of midgut & hindgut
◦ help in excretion
Excretory-system
•Fat bodies
By Cockroach is •Nephrocytes
Malphigian uricotelic •Uricose gland
Tubules ( excrete uric (also help in
acid) excretion)
(Nostrils)
Spiracle
Tracheoles(Alveoli
Trachea
Spiracles
(10 pairs)
2p 8p
Thorax Abdomen
Dorsal
Ventral
Nerve cord:- Double,Ventral,Solid
Sense Organs In Cockroach
-Antennae -Maxillary palps -Eyes
-Anal Cerci -Labial palps
Each compound eye consist of 2000 hexagonal ommatidia
With the help of several ommatidia,cockroach recieve
several images
This kind of vision is Mosaic-Vision
2000 Ommatidia
(per eye)
Blood Vasular System
Haemolymph
Open type BVS composed of
Blood vessels Blood vessels colourless
are poorely open into Plasma and
developed Hoemocoel Haemocytes
[Body cavity
contain
haemolymph]
Heart
•Elongated Muscular tube
•13 chambered
•Blood pumped anteriorily to
Sinuses
Ostia
(13)
Male Reproductive System
Seminal
Testis Vas Ejaculatory
vesicle
(4-6 abd deferens duct
.
segment)
Male
gonophore
Mushroom-Glands
Present in 6th-7th Functions on Accessory
abdominal segments Reproductive Gland
Phallomere
or
Male gonapophysis
surrounds
represent Male
External Genitilia Gonophore
Chitinous
asymmetrical
structure
Sperm stored in Seminal-Vesicles
Sperm glued together in the form of bundles called
Spermatophore
Spermatophores discharges during copulation
Sperm transfered through Spermatophore
Fertilisation occurs
Fertilised eggs enclosed in capsule,Ootheca
Average female produce 9-10Ootheca
[14-16 egg/ootheca]
Ootheca glued to the suitable surface
• The development of Periplaneta americana is
paurometabolous, means there is development through
nymphal stage
•Nymph looks very much like [Link] nymph grows by
moulting about 13 times to reach adult
• The nymph grows by stage has wing pads but only adult
cockroaches hsve wings
