Acalephae

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Ac`a`le´phae


n. pl.1.A group of Cœlenterata, including the Medusæ or jellyfishes, and hydroids; - so called from the stinging power they possess. Sometimes called sea nettles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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99); metasoma dark brown Binodoxys acalephae (Marshall) --Distance between primary and secondary tubercles more than width at spiracles (Fig.
volucre, Binodoxys acalephae (Marshall) and Binodoxys angelicae (Haliday).
Petiole and last tergites dark brown Binodoxys acalephae --Distance between primary and secondary tubercles on petiole longer than width at spiracles; sides of petiole between primary and secondary tubercles are neither enlarged nor parallel (Fig.
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