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family Meloidae has
three claws on each foot, and is
therefore called a
triungulin (plural triungula). The term is
derived from the
Latin tri
meaning "three"...
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through several larval stages, the
first of
which is
typically a
mobile triungulin. The
larvae are insectivorous,
mainly attacking bees,
though a few feed...
- instars. The
first instar is
called the
triungulin phase because we see the
emergence of
triungulin larvae. The
triungulin larvae are the most
active out of...
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beetle family Meloidae, the three-clawed
planidium originally was
called a
triungulin, and
similar planidia for example,
those of the Strepsiptera, may also...
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undergoing hypermetamorphosis in
which the
first instar takes the form of a
triungulin. Some
beetles have
intricate mating behaviour.
Pheromone communication...
- packets, or
consume the eggs,
pollen and
honey of bees.
Newly hatched triungulin larvae climb up
plant stalks where they emit
pheromones similar to those...
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through several body types, the
first of
which is
typically a
mobile triungulin that
finds and
attaches to a host in
order to gain
access to the host's...
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three claws on
their legs that give the
first instar larvae their name,
triungulins (from
Latin tri, three, and ungulus, claw). The bee
carries the larvae...
- a wide
range of
plant families. The
first larval instar is an
active triungulin form that is a
predator of soft
insects such as aphids.
While the young...
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flower during provisioning, will
secure itself, as a
triungulin stage, to the bee. The
triungulin will then, upon the host bee's
arrival to its nest, remove...
