Ametabolism is a type of growth or life cycle in insects in which there is slight or no metamorphosis, only a gradual increase in size. It is present only in primitive wingless insects: the orders
Archaeognatha and
Zygentoma.
[McGavin, George C. ''Essential Entomology: An Order-by-Order Introduction''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. pp. 20.]
See also
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Hemimetabolism
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Holometabolism
Holometabolism, also called complete metamorphosis, is a form of insect development which includes four life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and imago (or adult). Holometabolism is a synapomorphic trait of all insects in the superorder Endopterygot ...
References
External links
* http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Ametabolism
* https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ametabolic
{{Developmental biology
Insect developmental biology