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Insect in which all the ten pairs of spiracles are open and functional is known as:
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Insect in which all the ten pairs of spiracles are open and functional is known as:

A.

Apneustic

B.

Holopneustic

C.

Propneustic

D.

Metapneustic

Correct option is B


In insects, spiracles are external openings of the tracheal respiratory system. Most insects have ten pairs of spiracles2 thoracic (1 pair each on the meso- and metathorax) and 8 abdominal (on the first eight abdominal segments).
When all 10 spiracles are open and functional, the insect is said to have a holopneustic type of tracheal system.
�� Types of Tracheal Systems Based on Spiracle Functionality:
1. Holopneustic
· All 10 pairs of spiracles (2 thoracic + 8 abdominal) are open and functional.
· Common in most larvae and adult terrestrial insects (e.g., grasshoppers, caterpillars).
2. Apneustic
· No functional spiracles.
· Found in aquatic insects (e.g., some aquatic larvae) that rely on cutaneous respiration or gills.
3. Propneustic
· Only one pair of spiracles (usually anterior thoracic) is functional.
· Seen in early instar larvae of some flies (e.g., mosquito larvae).
4. Metapneustic
· Only the last pair (posterior abdominal) of spiracles is functional.
· Seen in late-instar larvae of Diptera (e.g., house fly maggots).

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