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There are currently 14 names in this directory beginning with the letter C.
campodeiform
Larval body type often called crawlers. Elongated, flattened body with prominent antennae and/or cerci; thoracic legs adapted for running.Example: lady beetle larva

cement layer
Layer of epicuticle that protects the wax layer from heat or abrasion.

cerci
Paired sensory appendages on the rear-most segments of some "primitive" insects. In some cases, they may also serve as weapons or copulation aids.

chorion
The protective "shell" of protein covering the insect's egg that is secreted before oviposition by accessory glands in the female's reproductive system.

chrysalis
Pupal stage of holometabolous insects in which developing appendages (antennae, wings, legs, etc.) are held tightly against the body by a shell-like casing. Often found enclosed within a silken cocoon. Ex. Butterflies and moths

cibarium
The portion of the preoral cavity between the hypopharynx and the labrum

cleavage energids
In an embryo, the daughter nuclei cleavage products and their surrounding cytoplasm.

clypeus
Facial sclerite located just below the epistomal suture

coarctate
Pupal body type. Body is encased within the hard exoskeleton of the next-to-last larval instar. Example: Flies

collophore
A fleshy, peg-like structure found in Collembola on the ventral side of the first abdominal segment. It appears to maintain homeostasis by regulating absorption of water from the environment.

corona
The dorsal, anterior region of the head capsule; equivalent to the forehead.

coronal suture
Suture along dorsal midline of head; runs backwards from the vertex along the top of the head

coxa
The basal segment of the leg, by means of which it is articulated to the body

cuticulin layer
The innermost layer of epicuticle that is composed of lipoproteins and chains of fatty acids embedded in a protein-polyphenol complex.