-
third pair of legs. Its prin****l
sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the
metanotum (dorsal), the
metasternum (ventral), and the
metapleuron (lateral) on...
- the
mesonotum or the
metanotum of an
insect thorax; however, it is used
almost exclusively in the
former context, as the
metanotum is
rather reduced in...
- name for the
anterior portion of the
mesonotum (and, technically, the
metanotum,
though rarely applied in that context). In the hard ticks, the Ixodidae...
-
sclerotized pronotum with anterior-pointing megasetae. The
mesonotum and
metanotum are
weakly sclerotized. No
abdominal gills are present. An anal claw is...
-
anteriorly the
latter is
smooth and polished, the
scutellum rugose, the
metanotum irregularly striate rugose,
including the
basal portion of the metanotal...
- are
generally visible, but when the
wings are
folded over the body, the
metanotum, propodeum, and
metasoma are
often obscured. The
tegula covers the base...
-
described running along the 8.5
millimetres (0.33 in) long meso-, the
metanotum, the
median segment,
which together are
about 6.5
millimetres (0.26 in)...
- 13 in) long
metanotum is much
broader than long and more or less parallel-sided. The
ridge beginning on the
mesonotum also runs on the
metanotum and splits...
-
mesosoma is
outlined and curved. A worker's
metanotum is
absent and the eyes are bulging,
while a soldier's
metanotum is
noticeable and the eyes are flat. The...
- stripes, the
middle one
shorter than the
lateral pair;
scutellum and
metanotum brown. Tips of the
femora and
tibiae brown.
Halteres pale-yellowish. Wings...
