- mesepisternum
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mesepisternum
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mesepisternum — n.; pl. sterna [Gr. meros, middle; epi, on; sternum, chest] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. The area of the mesopleuron anterior to the mesopleural suture; sometimes divided into an upper mesanepisternum and a lower meskatepisternum; the episternum of… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mesepisternum — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from mes + episternum : the episternum of the mesothorax of an insect … Useful english dictionary
mesopleuron — n.; pl. ra [Gr. mesos, middle; pleuron, side] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. The pleuron of the mesothorax; in winged insects, composed of basalare, subalare, mesepisternum, mesepimeron and mesotrochantin. 2. In Diptera, the dorsal part of the… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
prepectus — n. [L. prae, before; pectus, chest] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The differentiated anterior portion of the mesepisternum, often forming a conspicuous plate on the lateral thorax between the pronotum and mesepisternum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cephalocaudal suture — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In certain Vespoidea, the median suture dividing the mesepisternum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mesanepisternum — n. [Gr. mesos, middle; ana, up; epi, on; sternon, chest] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. In Diptera, the upper area of the mesepisternum separated from the meskatepisternum by the mesanapleural suture; sometimes divided into anterior and posterior by… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mesinfraepisternum — n. [Gr. mesos, middle; L. infra, below; Gr. epi, on; sternon, chest] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A ventral subdivision of the mesepisternum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
meskatepisternum — n. [Gr. mesos, middle; kata, inferior; epi, on; sternon, chest] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, the lower area of the mesepisternum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mesoepisternum — see mesepisternum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mesopleurum — n. [Gr. mesos, middle; pleuron, side] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae, the mesepisternum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
