plegmatium

plegmatium
n.; pl. -tia [Gr. plegma, plaited]
(ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
In scarabaeoid larvae, a lateral paired area with a plicate, sclerotized surface, bordered by marginal plegmated spines with acanthoparia.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • plegma — n.; pl. plegmata [Gr. plegma, plaited] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In scarabaeoid larvae, a single fold; see plegmatium, proplegmatium …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • proplegmatium — n.; pl. ia [Gr. pro, before; plegma, plaited] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In scarabaeoid larvae, one of two areas with a plicate surface inside, usually in front of a plegmatium; submarginal striae …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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