labellar sclerite

labellar sclerite
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
In Diptera, one of several cuticular plates of each labellum; the prominent basal sclerite; the furca of the labellum.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • labellar mesial sclerite — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, two narrow sclerotized strips on the inner surface of each labellum; mesial sclerite …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 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

  • mesial sclerite — see labellar mesial sclerite …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • furca — n.; pl. cae [L. furca, fork] 1. Any forked process. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) The caudal furca; cercopod. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. The cercopods; the forked sternal process arising from the thoracic sternum of pterygote insects formed by the… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”