triungulinid

English

Noun

triungulinid (plural triungulinids)

1. (entomology) The first-instar larva of a strepsipteran insect.

   Synonym: triungulin

   • 1909, William Dwight Pierce, A monographic revision of the twisted winged insects comprising the order Strepsiptera Kirby:

     The triungulinids may be forcibly removed by the bee, as was observed by Smith (1859) with regard to Andrena trimmerana.