- larval-pupal apolysis
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(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)In Diptera, the interim before the cryptocephalic pupa; see pupal-adult apolysis.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
larval-pupal apolysis
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prepupa — n.; pl. ae [L. prae, before; pupa, puppet] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Quiescent last larval instar before ecdysis to a pupa; not ordinarily representing a distinct morphological stage; propupa; see pharate. a. In Thysanoptera and male Coccidae, a… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cryptocephalic pupa — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, a pupal stage after the larval pupal apolysis in which marked changes of form appear through evagination of the head without molting, then proceeds to a phanerocephalic pupa … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
