helusとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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helus (plural heli)

1. (entomology, rare) In scarabaeoid larvae, a coarse fixed spine located near the haptomerum.
   • 2024, Larval morphology of a Palearctic Rutelini, Parastasia ferrieri (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae), with discussions on their feeding habits‎, page 185:

     The larvae of P. ferrieri exhibit remarkable features, including four protuberances on labrum, no helus on epipharynx, two scissorial teeth on each mandible, five stridulatory teeth plus a blunt protuberance on each maxilla, and the obtuse claws on the thoracic legs.

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