- A
proleg is a small, fleshy, stub
structure found on the
ventral surface of the
abdomen of most
larval forms of
insects of the
order Lepidoptera, though...
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locomotion of the
larvae or caterpillars,
which lack the full
complement of
prolegs seen in
other caterpillars, with only two or
three pairs at the posterior...
- that lack many
prolegs (e. g.
larvae of Geometridae). In some
basal moths,
these prolegs may be on
every segment of the body,
while prolegs may be completely...
- p. 387-390 i 501-503 GARRUT,
Josep M. (1984), "La Casa-Museu Gaudí amb
pròleg i dues parts"
Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926), Fundació
Caixa de Pensions. ISBN 84-505-0683-2...
-
distinguished by the
presence of
prolegs on
every abdominal segment, an
absence of
crochets or
hooks on the
prolegs (these are
present on lepidopteran...
- of the adult. The
larvae are
typically very flattened, and
instead of
prolegs, they have suckers. The
thoracic legs are reduced, but
always present,...
-
cylindrical bodies, with ten
segments to the abdomen,
generally with
short prolegs on
segments 3–6 and 10; the
three pairs of true legs on the
thorax have...
-
Lymantriinae have
fully developed prolegs,
Aganainae and
Herminiinae have
fully developed or
slightly reduced prolegs, and
prolegs in some
other subfamilies are...
-
stage abdominal prolegs,
pupal morphology, and the
mandibles are
reduced in area. They also
differ in
their reproductive systems. The
prolegs have muscles...
- the case in
beetle larvae,
directed downward and may
serve as a
terminal proleg in some species. The
ninth segment, the rearmost, is
pointed in
larvae of...
