Definition of Mesonotum. Meaning of Mesonotum. Synonyms of Mesonotum

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Definition of Mesonotum

Mesonotum
Mesonotum Mes`o*no"tum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + nw^ton the back.] (Zo["o]l.) The dorsal portion of the mesothorax of insects.

Meaning of Mesonotum from wikipedia

- second pair of legs. Its prin****l sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the mesonotum (dorsal), the mesosternum (ventral), and the mesopleuron (lateral) on...
- birds. The term is also used to describe the anterior portion of the mesonotum in insects as well as some arachnids (e.g., the family Ixodidae, the scale...
- haltere 4 mesopleuron 5 hypopleuron 6 coxa 7 wing 8 abdominal segment 9 mesonotum c capitellum of haltere p pedicel of haltere s scabellum of haltere...
- timbal cover apex, a pronotum shorter than the mesonotum, the head as wide or slightly wider than the mesonotum, and slightly protruding eyes, according to...
- with lighter markings in grooves of pronotum and bold dark markings on mesonotum (often fainter than in K. horologium); with shorter, lighter body pubescence...
- molting. Tegmina (fore wings) are very short, extending just past the mesonotum (the dorsal plate just behind the pronotum), and hind wings are absent...
- characterized by a V-shaped suture or groove on the back of the thorax (mesonotum) and by its wing venation. The rostrum is long and in some species as...
- The scutellum is the posterior portion of either the mesonotum or the metanotum of an insect thorax; however, it is used almost exclusively in the former...
- beetles, the back edge of the pronotum s****es against a file on the mesonotum; in various other beetles, the sound is produced by moving the head—up/down...
- opaque black-brown vittae on the mesonotum which are divided by a paler central vitta. The lateral margins of mesonotum (are) densely greyish-white dusted...