pronotum
/proh-noh-tuhm/US // proʊˈnoʊ təm //UK // (prəʊˈnəʊtəm) //
代垫层,代乳突,代乳突肌,代乳头
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural pro·no·ta [proh-noh-tuh]. /proʊˈnoʊ tə/.
- : the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
Examples
Pronotal carina: in Orthoptera, the main or median carina on pronotum.
Transverse sulci: the transverse grooves of pronotum in many Orthoptera.
The pronotum extends back to the wing-bases, and the “waist” is greatly constricted and marked by one or two “nodes.”
Body smooth, margin of the pronotum sinuous, scarcely constricted; anterior lobe lined with little tubercles.
Caudal lobe of the pronotum six sided, neither elevated nor produced caudad.
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