‖ puparium
(pjuːˈpɛərɪəm)
[mod.L., f. pupa + -arium, after herbarium, vivarium, etc.]
The coarctate pupa of some Diptera and other insects, the case of which is formed by the last larval skin.
| 1815 Kirby & Sp. Entomol. iii. I. 71 The envelope of cased-nymphs, which is formed of the skin of the larva..may be conveniently called the puparium. 1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Sept. 665 The puparium is a dark brown or black, cylindrical segmented body. |