A planidium is a specialized form of first-instar insect larva, seen in groups that are parasitoids; they are generally flattened, highly sclerotized, have legs, and are quite mobile. Some species have eyes, others not. The function of the planidial stage is to find a host on which the larva may feed until it attains adulthood. ==Etymology== The n...
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First instar of hymenetamorphic, parasitic Diptera and Hymenoptera, which is apodous but moves actively by means of thoracic and caudal setea.
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