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Entomology

The study of insects.

Contributors in Entomology

Entomology

tegmen

Biology; Entomology

The leathery forewing of a grasshopper or similar insect, such as a cockroach

pulvillus

Biology; Entomology

The little pad beneath each claw on the foot of a fly.

precostal area

Biology; Entomology

The area in front of , or to the fore of the costa.

chaetotaxy

Biology; Entomology

The arrangement of the bristles or chaetae on an insect: especially important in the classification of the Diptera, Collembla and several other groups.

venation

Biology; Entomology

The arrangement of veins in the wings of insects. Ventral. Concerning the lower side of the body.

tympanum

Biology; Entomology

The auditory membrane or ear-drum of various insects.

puparium

Biology; Entomology

The barrel-shaped case which conceals the pupa of the house-fly and many other true flies. It is formed from the skin of the last larval instar.

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