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Entomology

The study of insects.

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Entomology

inquiline

Biology; Entomology

A creature that shares the home of another species without having any obvious effect on that species.

hypopleural bristles

Biology; Entomology

A curved row of bristles on the side of the thorax of certain true flies just below and in front of the haltere and just above the base of the hind leg.

dimorphism

Biology; Entomology

A difference in size, form, or color, between individuals of the same species, characterizing two distinct types.

stage

Biology; Entomology

A distinct, sharply differentiated period in the development of an insect, e.g., egg stage, larval stage, pupal stage, adult stage; in mites and ticks, each instar.

class

Biology; Entomology

A division of the animal kingdom lower than a phylum and higher than an order, for example the class Insecta.

spurious vein

Biology; Entomology

A false vein formed by a thickening of the wing membrane and usually unconnected with any of the true veins.

anal fold

Biology; Entomology

A fold in the inner margin of the hindwing.

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