Which insect has Psocoptera and Simple metamorphosis?

Which insect has Psocoptera and Simple metamorphosis?

• A. Green Stink Bug
• B. House Fly
• C. Hog Louse
• D. Indian Meal Moth

Answer: (C)

Understanding what “simple metamorphosis” means helps here: some insects develop through an egg → nymph → adult sequence, with nymphs that resemble small adults and no pupal stage. Psocoptera is the group that includes booklice and barklice, and in modern classifications, lice are grouped with them under Psocodea. The hog louse fits both clues because it’s a louse (placed in the Psocodea/Psocoptera-related group) and it develops by simple metamorphosis (no pupal stage, egg → nymph → adult). The other insects either are not in the Psocoptera/Psocodea lineage or undergo complete metamorphosis (egg → larva → pupa → adult), so they don’t meet both parts of the question.

Understanding what “simple metamorphosis” means helps here: some insects develop through an egg → nymph → adult sequence, with nymphs that resemble small adults and no pupal stage. Psocoptera is the group that includes booklice and barklice, and in modern classifications, lice are grouped with them under Psocodea. The hog louse fits both clues because it’s a louse (placed in the Psocodea/Psocoptera-related group) and it develops by simple metamorphosis (no pupal stage, egg → nymph → adult). The other insects either are not in the Psocoptera/Psocodea lineage or undergo complete metamorphosis (egg → larva → pupa → adult), so they don’t meet both parts of the question.