puparium

British  

/ pjuːˈpɛərɪəm /

noun

1. a hard barrel-shaped case enclosing the pupae of the housefly and other dipterous insects

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Other Word Forms

• puparial adjective

Example Sentences

The puparium, or pupa case, inclosing the delicate chrysalis, is oval, consisting of eight segments, flattened above, with two large spines near the head, and four on the extremity of the body.

From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)

Scale: a general term to distinguish Coccidae: specifically the puparium of a Diaspid, comprising exuviae and excreted matter: the waxy covering of a male Lecaniid: in Diptera = alula: q.v.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

The second brood of larvæ remains through the winter in the flax-seed, or puparium.

From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)

Ventral scale: in Diaspinae, the under part of the puparium, interposed between the insect and the plant.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

This affords a very satisfactory method of mounting, particularly as the different sexes may be brought together on the same bit of pith, or the adult and puparium in Diptera, as shown at Figure 101.

From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.