- A
planidium is a
specialized form of
insect larva seen in the first-instar of a few
families of
insects that have
parasitoidal ways of life. They are...
- way to a food source. The
general term for a
mobile first instar is a
planidium, from the Gr****
language πλάνος (planos)
meaning "roaming". In typical...
-
particularly those that
exhibit parasitic lifestyles, the
first instar (the
planidium) is
highly mobile to
search out a host,
while the
following instars are...
-
millimetres into the air. When a
spider contacts an
acrocerid planidium, the
planidium grabs hold,
crawls up the spider's legs to its body, and forces...
-
insects like bed bugs.
Strepsiptera eggs
hatch inside the female, and the
planidium larvae can move
around freely within the female's haemocoel; this behavior...
- that of the
larvae of Nemestrinoidea: the
first instar larva of is a
planidium while the
other stages have a
parasitic habitus. The eggs are laid usually...
- host. The
planidium mounts the bee and
rides it back to the hive.
There it
dismounts and s****s a cell
occupied by a host larva. The
planidium then enters...
- this
genus have
ectoparasitic larvae, the
first instar being a
mobile planidium,
which is
adapted to
locate suitable hosts.
Later instars have a more...
- four stages.[clarification needed]
First stage larvae are nearly-white
planidiums, very
active and
about 1.6 mm long. They have 3
pairs of
thoracic bristles...
- &
Mound (2017), who
transfer this
species to the
genus Merothrips. A
planidium,
tentatively attributed to the
order Strepsiptera, is
described from the...
