basal sclerites
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labellar basal sclerites — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, ventral sclerites in the membranous articulation between the prementum and the labella of the labium; basal sclerite … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mental plate — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Lepidoptera, representing the basal sclerites of the labium; see labial plate … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Insect morphology — Legend of body parts Tagmata : A Head, B Thorax, C Abdomen. 1. antenna 2. ocelli (lower) 3. ocelli (upper) 4. compound eye 5. brain (cerebral ganglia) 6. prothorax … Wikipedia
skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… … Universalium
Insect wing — Original veins and wing posture of a dragonfly. Hoverflies hovering to mate … Wikipedia
Small shelly fauna — The small shelly fauna or small shelly fossils, abbreviated to SSF, are mineralized fossils, many only a few millimetres long, with a nearly continuous record from the latest stages of the Ediacaran to the end of the Early Cambrian period. They… … Wikipedia
Sponge — This article is about the aquatic animal. For the porous cleaning tool, see Sponge (material). For other uses, see Sponge (disambiguation). Sponge Temporal range: Ediacaran–Recent … Wikipedia
Chancelloriidae — Temporal range: Early Cambrian–Late Cambrian … Wikipedia
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
orthopteran — /awr thop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. orthopterous. n. 2. an orthopterous insect. [1895 1900; < NL Orthopter(a) (see ORTHOPTERON) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction broadly, any member of one of four insect orders. Orthopteran has come to be regarded… … Universalium
