Musca domestica
MUSCA DOMESTICA
CLASSIFICATION :
PHYLUM: ARTHROPODA (Jointed appendages)
SUB-PHYUM: UNIRAMIA (single branch appendage).
CLASS: INSECTA( 3 pair of legs )
COMMENTS:
•They are commonly known housefly.
• Body is dark grey with yellowish tinge on ventral side, has four longitudinal lines on thorax and one black streak on abdomen.
•Body is segmented & divisible into 3 regions:-
Head, Thorax & Abdomen.
•Head is small, semicircular in outline & consists of two short flexible & highly sensitive structure i.e., antennae, compound eyes consist of about 4,000 visual units or ommatidia.
•Thorax is indistinctly segmented & bears a pair of strong membranous things dorsally and 3 pairs of jointed legs ventrally.
•Abdomen is also covered with fine hairs and comprises 8 segments in male & 9 in females.
•Habit & Habitat: The housefly is found in all climates. It is probably the insect with widest distribution.
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