Urogomphus

Larva of the ground beetle Nebria brevicollis with Urogomphi at the rear end (left)

Urogomphi , also called pseudocerci or corniculi, occur in many beetle larvae . They are paired, movable or immobile appendages on the back side (dorsal) of the ninth abdominal segment. They consist of one to a few members.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ S. Kéler: Entomological Dictionary . Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1963.