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Definition of Metanotum

Metanotum
Metanotum Met`a*no"tum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? behind + ? back.] (Zo["o]l.) The dorsal portion of the metaphorax of insects.

Meaning of Metanotum from wikipedia

- 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...
- 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...
- name for the anterior portion of the mesonotum (and, technically, the metanotum, though rarely applied in that context). In the hard ticks, the Ixodidae...
- claws only on the fore-tarsi. The pronotum is short while the meso- and metanotum are fused. At least 13 species are known: Hermatobates armatus Andersen...
- group known as sawflies. The cenchri are small blister-like lobes on the metanotum of these insects, just posterior to the mesothoracic scutellum, shaped...
- other Basilia species by the presence of a finger-like process on the metanotum of the female (behind thoracic membrane). "Basilia boardmani Report"....
- 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...
- yellowish markings on the front and vertex of the head, pronotum, scutellum, metanotum, medial spot on the first gastral tergite, and a pair of anterolateral...
- anteriorly the latter is smooth and polished, the scutellum rugose, the metanotum irregularly striate rugose, including the basal portion of the metanotal...