hemipneustic
English
One example of a category of hemipneustic respiratory systems, is the peripneustic system, in which typically, only one pair of thoracic spiracles is open.
Etymology
From ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) and πνευστικός (pneustikós).
Adjective
hemipneustic (not comparable)
- (entomology) in tracheal systems, having at least one functional pair of spiracles fewer than than the ten open pairs in holopneustic tracheal systems; hemipneustic systems occur for example, in the larvae of some Lepidoptera.
- 1977 O.W. Richards & R.G. Davies Imms' general textbook of entomology pub. Methuen
- Hemipneustic Respiratory Systems... are prevalent among insect larvae and are derived from the holopneustic type through one or more pairs of spiracles becoming non-functional.
- 1977 O.W. Richards & R.G. Davies Imms' general textbook of entomology pub. Methuen
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.