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Terminology
- Thorax -

Fig. 4: Thorax, dorsal
Fig. 4: Thorax, dorsal
Fig. 4: Thorax, dorsal

1 = antepronotum
2 = postpronotum
1+2+5 = pronotum
3 = mesoanterior angle of postpronotum and mesonatal apodeme
4 = prescutum
5 = postpronotal lobe, humerus, humeral callus
6 = notopleuron, paratergit
7 = transverse suture
8 = presutural area of scutum
9 = postsutural area of scutum
8+9 = scutum, "mesonotum" (incorrect)
mesonotum = prescutum (reduced in Diptera) + scutum + scutellum + postnotum (= metanotum, postscutellum)

10 = postalar callus, parascutellum
11 = postalar wall
12 = scutellum

Fig. 5: Thorax, lateral
Fig. 5: Thorax, lateral
Fig. 5: Thorax, lateral

1 = cervix
2 = antepronotum
3 = postpronotum
4 = postpronotal lobe, humerus, humeral callus
5 = mesothoracic spiracle
6 = anepisternum, mesopleuron
7 = anterior notal wing process ?
8 = transverse suture
9 = anterior & posterior basalare
10 = wing base
11 = pleural wing process
12 = ? [1]
13 = postalar callus
14 = postalar wall
15 = scutellum
16 = katatergite
17 = mesopostnotum (mediotergite + laterotergite)
18 = anatergit, postnotal callus
19 = abdominal tergite 1
20 = 2. cervical sclerite
21 = proepisternum, anterior propleuron, precoxal bridge
22 = Proepimeron
23 = ?, precoxale 1
24 = coxa 1 (pl. coxae)
25 = ?, precoxale 2
26 = katepisternum, "mesosternum" (incorrect)
27 = coxa 2
28 = katepimeron
29 = anepimeron, pteropleuron
30 = meron, remark: usually fused with metepisternum
31 = metkatepisternum
32 = coxa 3
33 = metanepisternum, remark: usually fused with meron
34 = metepimeron
35 = katepimeron ?
36 = metathoracic spiracle
37 = halter
38 = abdominal sternite 1
39 = abdominal sternite 2

Fig. 6: Thorax, ventral
Fig. 6: Thorax, ventral
Fig. 6: Thorax, ventral

1 = prosternum, precoxal bridge, if it is joined with proepisternum
2 = postpronotal lobe, humeri, humeral callus
3 = proepimeron
4 = katepisternum
5 = anepisternum
6 = anepimeron
7 = meron
8 = metasternum (anterior)
9 = metepimeron
10 = abdominal tergite 1
11 = abdominal tergite 2
12 = front coxal foramen
13 = mesosternum
14 = mid coxal foramen
15 = hind coxal foramen
16 = metasternum (posterior)
17 = abdominal sternite 1
18 = abdominal sternite 2 (divided)
19 = abdominal sternite 2 (divided)

 

 

 

 

 

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