pronymph means an arthropod hatchling still inside its embryonic cuticle, often specialized for breaking the eggshell or leaving the oviposition site; a prolarva.
Etymology
From pro- + nymph.
noun
- An arthropod hatchling still inside its embryonic cuticle, often specialized for breaking the eggshell or leaving the oviposition site; a prolarva.“Rudimentary mandibular and maxillary stylets of a pronymph are external, short, tubular appendages containing tips of the corresponding nymphal stylets, whose more basal parts develop inside of the head.”
- A prepupa with externally visible pupal traits.“The transition from eonymph to pronymph was marked by a certain number of morphological modifications and by the progressive formation of the pupal eye.”