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Definition of Metanotum

Metanotum
Metanotum Met`a*no"tum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? behind + ? back.] (Zo["o]l.) The dorsal portion of the metaphorax of insects.

Meaning of Metanotum from wikipedia

- third pair of legs. Its prin****l sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the metanotum (dorsal), the metasternum (ventral), and the metapleuron (lateral) on...
- the mesonotum or the metanotum of an insect thorax; however, it is used almost exclusively in the former context, as the metanotum is rather reduced in...
- name for the anterior portion of the mesonotum (and, technically, the metanotum, though rarely applied in that context). In the hard ticks, the Ixodidae...
- other Basilia species by the presence of a finger-like process on the metanotum of the female (behind thoracic membrane). "Basilia boardmani Report"....
- and other features are a black colour, while the node, epinotum, and metanotum is red. Other features like the mandibles, antennae and tarsi are a reddish...
- north-eastern India, southern China and Thailand. The wingspan is 64–78 mm. The metanotum is dark brown with creamy-white stripes. The abdomen upperside is black...
- mesosoma is outlined and curved. A worker's metanotum is absent and the eyes are bulging, while a soldier's metanotum is noticeable and the eyes are flat. The...
- sclerotized pronotum with anterior-pointing megasetae. The mesonotum and metanotum are weakly sclerotized. No abdominal gills are present. An anal claw is...
- it is long, and its very high scutellum that often projects over the metanotum. B. mellifica is very similar in morphology to B. lecheguana but differs...
- stripes, the middle one shorter than the lateral pair; scutellum and metanotum brown. Tips of the femora and tibiae brown. Halteres pale-yellowish. Wings...