eruciform


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eruciform

(ɪˈruːsɪˌfɔːm)
adj
(Zoology) resembling a caterpillar
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eruciforme
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The eruciform larvae bear 2 pairs of prolegs on the fifth and sixth abdominal segments apart from 3 pairs of thoracic legs (Eichlin 1975).
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The presence of "Srokalarva berthei", an adult body fossil, indicates that an eruciform, externally feeding caterpillar was actively locomotory (Kukalova-Peck, 1997) and probably had a phytophagous diet.
They are (1), an cruciform, externally feeding caterpillar; (2), an eruciform, internally feeding grub; and (3), a campodeiform, actively mobile predatory larva.
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