Definition of Pronotum. Meaning of Pronotum. Synonyms of Pronotum

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Definition of Pronotum

Pronotum
Pronotum Pro*no"tum, n.; pl. Pronota. [NL. See Pro-, and Notum.] (Zo["o]l.) The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects. See Illust. of Coleoptera.

Meaning of Pronotum from wikipedia

- first pair of legs. Its prin****l sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum (dorsal), the prosternum (ventral), and the propleuron (lateral) on each...
- are 8 mm (0.31 in). It has a high pronotum, peaking in the head rather than the middle of the pronotum. The pronotum of the female is higher than the male...
- Example of a trapeziform pronotum outlined on a spurge bug...
- darker pronotum (the plate behind the head) and legs, and usually dark brown cerci (the pair of appendages on its rear-most segment). Its pronotum is subelliptical...
- punctuated with black. The lateral corners of the pronotum are simply beveled. The front corners of the pronotum show a more pronounced tooth. Antennae are blackish...
- in a darker brown pubescence that is particularly longer and denser on pronotum. The body is segmented with eleven segments clearly visible: the three...
- 07 to 0.14 in). The body is rounded, almost spherical. The elytra and pronotum are covered in fine scales of different colours, creating an irregular...
- the tegmina having a con****uous lateral pale stripe or margin, and the pronotum (head shield) with a sharply contrasting pale or yellow margin. It is very...
- males (and sometimes females) have prominent horns on the head and/or pronotum to fight over mates or resources. The largest fossil scarabaeid was Oryctoantiquus...
- beetle's upper surface, the middle section is a hard plate called the pronotum, which is only the front part of the thorax; the back part of the thorax...