spiracular sieve plate

spiracular sieve plate
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
A platelike sclerite covering the spiracle that functions to exclude entry of dust or water into the tracheal system.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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