fundatrix

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fundatrix (noun; plural fundatrices; Latin fundare, to found): (Arthropoda: Insecta) The wingless, viviparous, parthenogenetic female Aphidae, Phylloxeridae and Adelgidae that hatches from overwintered eggs and founds a new colony

See also: fundatrigenia, alienicola, migrante, gallicola.