hol·o·me·tab·o·lism

(hŏl′ō-mə-tăb′ə-lĭz′əm, hō′lō-)

[From New Latin Holometabola, former taxonomic group comprising the insects that undergo complete metamorphosis : Greek holo-, holo- + metabolos, changeable (from metaballein, to change; see metabolism).]

hol′o·met′a·bol′ic (-mĕt′ə-bŏl′ĭk), hol′o·me·tab′o·lous (-mə-tăb′ə-ləs) adj.

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holometabolous

(ˌhɒləʊmɪˈtæbələs)

adj

(Zoology) relating to or undergoing holometabolism

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hol•o•me•tab•o•lous

(ˌhɒl oʊ mɪˈtæb ə ləs, ˌhoʊ loʊ-)

also hol•o•met•a•bol•ic

(-ˌmɛt əˈbɒl ɪk)

adj.

(of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis.

hol`o•me•tab′o•lism, hol`o•me•tab′o•ly, n.

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Adj.

holometabolous - (of an insect) undergoing complete metamorphosis

holometabolic

metamorphic - characterized by metamorphosis or change in physical form or substance

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In holometabolous insects, midgut remodeling is important during metamorphosis, especially in mosquitoes; and EcR-B has been indicated to play an essential role in both histolysis of larval tissue and differentiation of imaginal diploid cells (Parthasarathy & Palli 2007).

Molecular characterization of the CDNA encoding ecdysone receptor isoform B1 and its expression in the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae)

The preadult environment may influence adult CHC profiles because some adult cuticle precursors are assimilated during larval stages in holometabolous insects such as D.

Premating isolation is determined by larval substrates in cactophilic Drosophila mojavensis

Feeding and growth of holometabolous insects occurs primarily in larval stages; subsidizing activities associated with reproduction should have significant cumulative impacts on ecological webs.

The diversity of insects visiting flowers of saw palmetto (Arecaceae)

Like other members of the Coleoptera, long-horned beetles have holometabolous development.

Cytogenetic observations of Pachytodes erraticus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lepturinae: Lepturini)

Long-horned beetles, like beetles generally, have holometabolous development.

A cytogenetic study of Vadonia unipunctata (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and its distribution in Turkey

Arthropods overall and several individual taxa (i.e., Araneae, Coleoptera, Psocoptera, and holometabolous insect larvae) were significantly more abundant near logs than away from logs.

Litter-dwelling arthropod abundance peaks near coarse woody debris in loblolly pine forests of the southeastern United States

They are reported as primary or secondary parasitoids of different holometabolous insects, usually concealed hosts protected by cocoons, galls, or other plant tissue (Gibson 1997).

Diversity and distribution of parasitoids of Anthonomus eugenii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Mexico and prospects for biological control

The solitary galling habit is of higher occurrence in taxa of Endopterygota (the holometabolous, such as Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Diptera), with chewing or rasping larvae as inducing individuals.

Feeding and Other Gall Facets: Patterns and Determinants in Gall Structure

In general, immature forms of holometabolous insects complete their development in acidic medium, but in a longer period compared to those on alkaline or neutral media (Gullan and Cranston, 2012).

Rearing two fruit flies pests on artificial diet with variable pH/Criacao de duas moscas-das-frutas praga em dieta artificial com variacao de pH

Non-biting midges (Insecta: Diptera: Chironomidae) are true flies, and the most widely distributed free-living holometabolous insects (Ferrington 2008).

Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Ecuadorian high-altitude streams: a survey and illustrated key

they are holometabolous), passing through egg, larval (4 stages), pupal, and adult stages (Araujo et al.

Efecto larvicida de extracto supercritico de Melia azedarach y Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis sobre larvas de Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

Both transitions have been observed within stem-mata, the larval eyes of holometabolous insects (for review, see Buschbeck, 2014).

Molecular Evolution of Spider Vision: New Opportunities, Familiar Players