coxopleurite

coxopleurite
n. [L. coxa, hip; Gr. pleura, side]
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
A sclerite of the thoracic pleuron, that articulates with the dorsal margin of the coxa; in lower pteryotic orders forms the trochantin and a ventral articulation with the coxa.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • catapleurite — see coxopleurite …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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