palidium

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palidium (noun; plural -ia; Latin diminutive palus, stake): (Arthropoda: Insecta) In scarabaeoid larvae, a paired group of spines placed either before the anus or from the ends of the anal slit; the pali are recumbent and may occur in one to many rows.