tympanal air chamber

tympanal air chamber
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
An air-sac or space, usually posterior to the tympanal organ into which outside air is admitted by a spiracle allowing the tympanum to vibrate freely.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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