An instar (/ ˈɪnstɑːr / ⓘ, from the Latin īnstar 'form, likeness') is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, which occurs between each moult (ecdysis) until sexual maturity …

The fire ant larvae develop through four progressively larger stages called instars. They molt (shed their “skin”) between stages. The worker ants feed solid food to the oldest larvae (last …

Mar 14, 2010 · This study aimed to determine the number of larval instars and describe the immature stages of the ant Monomorium floricola Jerdon (Formicidae: Myrmicinae). …

Feb 25, 2011 · Larvae of different instars of Myrmelachista catharinae Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are herein described in detail by light and scanning electron microscopy. The …

May 2, 2012 · The immatures of males of two species of Camponotus ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are described and compared by light and electron microscopy. The numbers of …

Aug 24, 2024 · Instar is a term used in entomology to describe the developmental stages of insect larvae. It refers to the stage of an arthropod between moults, such as after hatching from the …

4 days ago · In the recently published article, “Morphology, but not morphometry, identifies instars in Ectatomma tuberculatum ants”, the authors from Université Sorbonne (Paris, France) focus …

Jan 1, 1991 · There are three instars based on the frequency distribution of larval head widths. The larvae had some characteristics typical of Camponotus, specifically, a ‘pogonomyrmecoid’ …

Jan 8, 2025 · Instar is the developmental stage of an arthropod between moults, occurring between each moult (ecdysis) until sexual maturity is reached. It is defined as the period …

Oct 6, 2021 · They surveyed larval morphology for the fungus-growing ant Acromyrmex echinatior using various combinatory quantitative traits and provide a key for the 3 rd to 5 th instar larvae. …