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n. [Gr. soma, body; theke, case](ARTHROPODA: Insecta)Area of pupa covering the abdominal rings; see gasterotheca.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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gasterotheca — n. [Gr. gaster, stomach; theke, case] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Part of the theca or pupa case surrounding the abdomen; see somatotheca … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
