part of develops from imaginal ring larval hindgut imaginal ring Ring of imaginal tissue located at the anterior region of the embryonic/larval hindgut, posterior to where the Malpighian tubules join the hindgut, from which the adult hindgut forms. The hindgut imaginal ring cells are densely clustered, appear immature and have little cytoplasm (Murakami and Shiotsuki, 2001). fly_anatomy.ontology FBbt:00001840 embryonic/larval hindgut embryonic precursor of adult hindgut posterior ectoderm derivative gut section