Carabiform

Carabiform is a term used to describe the body shape of insect larvae that have short legs, short cerci and a flattened body. The name is derived from Carabidae, the family of beeltes more commonly known as Ground beetles, as their larvae have this body shape.

A photograph of a carabiform beetle larva.

Related terms

• Campodeiform
• Coleoptera
• Elateriform
• Eruciform
• Larva
• Onisciform
• Scarabaeiform
• Vermiform

Related groups of terms

• General biology

Related pages on this web site

• Beetles - Order Coleoptera
• Insect life cycles

See other words beginning with C