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(entomology) An enclosure formed (of leaves) by some organisms of the order Lepidoptera; a tentiform mine..
The ptychonome of messaniella containing an Apanteles cocoon is generally recognizable by its large volume, due to an increased maximal distance between the two epidermal layers,
Larvae of these three genera all form a tentiform mine or ptychonome (Hering 1951).
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Ptychonome means (entomology) An enclosure formed (of leaves) by some organisms of the order Lepidoptera; a tentiform mine..
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The ptychonome of messaniella containing an Apanteles cocoon is generally recognizable by its large volume, due to an increased maximal distance between the two epidermal layers,
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