gynopara

plural gynoparae

1. A viviparous female aphid that is born in the autumn on a secondary host, then flies to the primary host where she produces new females that mate and deposit eggs.

   And in the absence of evidence to the contrary, one must conclude that the gynopara constitutes a distinct form in these species.

   1966, Advances in Insect Physiology, page 213

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   Field experience has shown that the arrival of a single gynopara (and one or more males) is sufficient to produce a severe infestation over the entire tree the following spring.

   1900, Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection - Volume 2081, page 196

   Sex allocation by dimorphic host-alternating species, however, can best be described as sequential hermaphroditism: gynoparae are produced before males (Figure 5.5; Dixon and Glen, 1971).

   2012, A.F.G. Dixon, Aphid Ecology: An optimization approach, page 94