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subimago Entom.|sʌbɪˈmeɪgəʊ|
[sub- 23.]
In Ephemeridæ, the stage immediately preceding the imago, before the final pellicle has been cast; the insect at this stage. Also called pseudimago (see pseudo- 2).
1861H. Hagen Synopsis Neuroptera N. Amer. 343 Subimago, a state of Ephemera, &c., wherein the wings, &c., are covered with a membrane, which is cast off when it becomes an Imago. 1864Intell. Obs. No. 33. 148 The immature sub-imago of the May-fly. 1889H. Cholmondeley-Pennell Fishing 376 They avoid the subimago, and keep on feeding on the nymph. 1897Daily News 27 July 8/1 The sober-tinted Iron Blue Dun again, is the imperfect form, or sub-imago, of the Jenny Spinner.
Hence subiˈmaginal a., belonging to or characteristic of the subimago.
1878Encycl. Brit. VIII. 458/1 The cast sub-imaginal skins of these insects. |