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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Glossary » A » ampulla, ampullae, ampulliform

ampulla, ampullae, ampulliform

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary)
No Taxon (A)
No Taxon ampulla, ampullae, ampulliform
Explanation of Names
From Latin ampulla, flask.
Identification
ampulla, plural ampullae - any membranous blister, vesicle, or similar structure on the surface of an insect.
ampulliform adjective - bottle-shaped; swollen; resembling an inflated bladder
Remarks
For an example of the location and size of the greater ampulla as shown on a tachinid fly, see this illustration on the NADS website ("gr amp" in complex lower right figure).
Print References
Gordh, p. 46 (1)
Internet References
Jardine (2)
Works Cited
1.A Dictionary of Entomology
George Gordh, David H. Headrick. 2003. CABI Publishing.
2.Jardine's Dictionary of Entomology
Contributed by Cotinis on 21 September, 2008 - 4:30am
Additional contributions by kschnei, Harsi S. Parker
Last updated 4 July, 2018 - 9:16am

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