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n. [Gr. nymphe, bride; chrysallis, gold colored pupa](ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata)In chigger mites, a nonfeeding, prenymph; a calyptostasic protonymph.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
nymphochrysalis
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calyptostase — n. [Gr. kalyptos, covered; stasis, standing] (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) A stase in which acarine instars are subject to regressive characters from losing the use of appendages and mouthparts, to remaining enclosed in the tegument of the preceding… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
