Insect vs Nymphid - What's the difference?
insect | nymphid |
1=antenna 2=lower ocelli 3=upper ocelli 4=compound eye 5=brain 6=prothorax 7=dorsal artery 8=tracheal tubes 9=mesothorax 10=metathorax 11=first wing 12=second wing 13=midgut (stomach) 14=heart 15=ovary 16=hindgut 17=anus 18=vagina 19=nerve chord 20=Malpighian tubes 21=pillow 22=claws 23=tarsus 24=tibia 25=femur 26=trochanter 27=foregut 28=thoracic ganglion 29=coxa 30=salivary gland 31=subesophageal ganglion 32=mouthparts , detail3= }} An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
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, title= (colloquial) Any small arthropod similar to an insect including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc
A contemptible or powerless person.
(zoology) Any winged insect of the family Nymphidae, a split-footed lacewing.
* 1981 , , Australian Journal of Zoology , Volume 29,
* 1992 , Horst Aspöck, Mervyn W. Mansell, Current Research in Neuropterology: Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Neuropterology, Bagnères-de-Luchon, Haute-Garonne, France, 24-27 June 1991 ,
* 1998 , Journal of Neuropterology , Volumes 1-2,
* 2009 , Catherine A. Tauber, Maurice J. Tauber, Gilberto S. Albuquerque, Neuroptera (Lacewings, Antlions)'', Vincent H. Resh, Ring T. Cardé (editors), ''Encyclopedia of Insects ,
As nouns the difference between insect and nymphid
is that insect is an arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton while nymphid is any winged insect of the family Nymphidae, a split-footed lacewing.insect
English
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Noun
(en noun)William E. Conner
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Synonyms
* bug (Colloquial 1,2)See also
* arachnid * arthropod * beetle * bug * chafer * coleopter * entomology * larva * wormExternal links
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English
Noun
(en noun)page 742,
- M. nebulosus , the only nymphid so far described from New Guinea, is considerably larger than others of this genus, and is distinct on wing markings and (from those known) on male genitalic features.
page 239,
- Trichosors are probably plesiomorphic, being retained only by nymphids .
page 80,
- This rarity seems to be a general feature of most nymphid species, only two of which - Nymphes myrmeleonides'' and ''Myiodactylus osmyloides - appear to be encountered with any regularity.
page 701,
- Characteristically, the larvae hold their jaws open at very wide angles; some New World species resemble nymphids in being able to open their jaws beyond 270°.
