Definition of Tergites. Meaning of Tergites. Synonyms of Tergites

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Definition of Tergites

Tergite
Tergite Ter"gite, n. (Zo["o]l.) The dorsal portion of an arthromere or somite of an articulate animal. See Illust. under Coleoptera.

Meaning of Tergites from wikipedia

- abdominal tergites are rubbed together to produce sound. This process is known as abdominal telescoping. Abdominal tergum (divided into several tergites) of...
- mismatch between body segments and dorsal plates (tergites) is the cause for this centipede's rigid body. Tergites 10 and 11 are not fully developed and segment...
- Armadillidiidae have overlapping plates called tergites that are connected by flexible joints. The tergites allow the body to roll up inwards. To roll up...
- and had segmented abdomens (opisthosoma), with the dorsal exoskeleton (tergites) across the backs of the animals' abdomens, which were characteristically...
- Mesothelae have a segmented abdomen with tergite plates, whereas Opisthothelae have fused abdominal segments and lack tergite plates. The almost total absence...
- characteristics. These include an elongated dorsal exoskeleton, seven articulating tergites and similarly sized cephalic and pygidial shields, in addition to only...
- segment of this organism has a separate tergite, these alternating in length apart from a pair of long tergites on each of segments 7 and 8. It also has...
- presence of a second submarginal cell in the forewing and a petiolate first tergite. Meteorus andreae Aguirrer & Shaw, 2011 Meteorus gyrator Thunberg, 1922...
- narrow tail-like abdomen, with 3 prothoracic tergites, 5 opisthothoracic tergites and 7 abdominal tergites, it also possesses a row of spines running down...
- the paratype, the posterior tips of each tergite are rounded into overlapping paratergal (part of the tergite extending out from the body) folds, with...