agamic
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Stem-mother: in plant lice; that form hatching from the winter egg, which starts a series of agamic summer generations.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Pseudovary: the organ or mass of germ cells of an agamic insect.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
These summer forms are known as the stem mothers or agamic females.
From An Elementary Study of Insects by Haseman, Leonard
Budding: applied to that form of agamic reproduction found in plant lice.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Common apple aphis showing a winged and wingless agamic summer forms at a and c, one with wing pads formed at b, and a recently born young at d.
From An Elementary Study of Insects by Haseman, Leonard
