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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Glossary --use Taxonomy, then Info tabs to view entries » M » moniliform

moniliform

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · See Also · Internet References
Insect antenna forms Gray Fishfly - Neohermes - female Hemerobius stigma Blister Beetle - Lytta aenea Bronzed Blister Beetle - Lytta polita
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary --use Taxonomy, then Info tabs to view entries)
No Taxon (M)
No Taxon moniliform
Explanation of Names
From Latin monile, a necklace, plus suffix form.
Identification
moniliform adjective (applied to antennae) - having each joint oval or globose, resembling a necklace; bead-like in shape.
See Also
antenna
aristate
capitate
clavate
filiform
flabellate
geniculate
lamellate
moniliform
pectinate
plumose
serrate
setaceous
stylate
Internet References
Jardine's Dictionary of Entomology
Contributed by Cotinis on 17 May, 2007 - 11:02am
Last updated 3 July, 2009 - 6:50am

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