postphragma
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postphragma — n. [L. post, after; Gr. phragma, fence] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. Internal plates developed from the antecostal ridges at the front and back of the mesothorax and the back of the metathorax that provide attachment for the large longitudinal… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
postphragma — post·phragma … English syllables
phragma — n.; pl. mata [Gr. phragmos, fence] 1. An inwardly extending process. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In winged forms, an internal plate or invagination of the dorsal wall for the attachment of muscles; phragmatal a; see prephragma, postphragma … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
prephragma — n. [L. prae, before; Gr. phragma, fence] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, a phragma at the anterior margin of the mesonotum, often small or vestigial; see phragma, postphragma … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
