Tegmina in cockroach, arises from :

1. Prothorax and Mesothorax

2. Prothorax

3. Mesothorax

4. Metathorax

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Answer: 3. Mesothorax

Key idea: In cockroach, the forewings are tegmina and arise from the mesothorax.

The hind wings (membranous) arise from the metathorax. The prothorax carries no wings. So the answer is the mesothorax.

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