Q. The sclerite, covers the top to the head and the space between the two compound eyes in Periplaneta, is

A) Clypeus
B) Labrum
C) Vertex
D) Genae
Explanation

Head of the cockroach is formed by the fusion of six segments and is covered by six sclerities. The six sclerites that cover the head are two epicranial plates (separated by a Y-shaped suture line called vertex), one frons, one clypeus and two genae.

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