mesepisternum

mesepisternum
\\“+\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from mes- + episternum
: the episternum of the mesothorax of an insect

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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 — mes·episternum …   English syllables

  • 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

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