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pharate — adj. [Gr. pharos, garment] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. A stage in metamorphosis that does not usually represent a distinct morphological stage. 2. Any stage of development that remains within the cuticle of the preceding stage. 3. Pertaining to the… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pharate — Of an insect, having its new cuticle formed beneath its present cuticle, and thus ready for its next moult … Dictionary of molecular biology
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Pupa — of the Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) A pupa (Latin pupa for doll, pl: pupae or pupas) is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. The pupal stage is found only in holometabolous insects, those that undergo a complete… … Wikipedia
Tent caterpillar — Taxobox name = Tent caterpillars image width = 240px image caption = Lackey moth, Malacosoma neustrium regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera unranked familia = Macrolepidoptera superfamilia = Lasiocampoidea… … Wikipedia
phthisergate — n. [Gr. phthisis, decline; ergates, worker] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Formicidae, an emaciated pharate adult worker due to parasitic feeding in the larval, prepupal or pharate adult stage by the larval ant chalcid wasp of the family Eucharitidae;… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Ecdysis — For other uses, see Ecdysis (disambiguation). Series of pictures showing the progression of ecdysis in Callinectes sapidus, the blue crab Ecdysis (from Ancient Greek: ἐκδύω – ekduo – to take off, strip off … Wikipedia
H. E. Hinton — Professor Howard Everest Hinton, FRS (24 August 1912 2 August 1977) was a British entomologist. He had an encyclopedic knowledge of insects and was inordinately fond of beetles. He published 309 scientific papers, many of which were concerned… … Wikipedia
molt — n. [L. mutare, to change] The periodic process of loosening and discarding the cuticle, accompanied by the formation of a new cuticla in the process of growth; may be divided into two distinct processes: apolysis and ecdysis; see pharate … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
phanerocephalic pupa — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, the pupal stage between the cryptocephalic pupa and the pharate adult … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
