sternacosta

sternacosta
n. [Gr. sternon, chest; L. costa, rib]
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
An internal transverse ridge connecting the bases of the sternal apophyses.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • furcasternum — n. [L. furca, fork; sternum, breast] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. In apterygote insects, that area of the thoracic sternum separated from the basisternum by the sternacosta. 2. In pterygote insects, the bases of the sternal apophyses form the furca,… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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