Generally speaking, however, in these apodous walkers the place of legs is supplied by fleshy and often retractile mamillae or tubercles.
Many apodous larvae inhabit the water, and therefore must be furnished with means of locomotion proper to that element.
The next order of walkers amongst apodous larvae are those that move by means of fleshy tuberculiform or pediform prominences,--which last resemble the spurious legs of the caterpillars of most Lepidoptera.
Where the larva has not to go in search of its nutriment the grub-like apodous form is assumed.
The existence of such an apodous larva is especially striking in the Hymenoptera, in that rudiments of thoracic and abdominal appendages are present in the embryo and disappear again in the larva.
Adult female enclosed in closely-felted or waxy sac with double glassy fringe; apodous and without antennæ Planchonia.
Adult females lying on cushion of cotton; apodous and without antennæ Nidularia.
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