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first pair of legs. Its prin****l
sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the
pronotum (dorsal), the
prosternum (ventral), and the
propleuron (lateral) on each...
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widespread from
Mexico to
South America. They are
known for
their elaborate pronotum shapes,
hypothesized to play a role in
camouflage or mate recognition,...
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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...
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Example of a
trapeziform pronotum outlined on a
spurge bug...
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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...
- this
subgenus are
characterized by a lack of
intermediate process on the
pronotum.
Unless otherwise noted,
measured from the
forehead to the tip of the elytra...
- 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...
- of the
specimens show six
white spots in two
longitudinal rows on the
pronotum and many
others on the elytra. They are
completely covered with
white pubescence...
- body is
flattened and
broadly oval, with a shield-like
pronotum covering its head. A
pronotum is a plate-like
structure that
covers all or part of the...
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having a "smooth"
transition between its
elytra (wing coverings),
pronotum, and head. It
ranges from 5.5–8.5mm in size. The
common color form, f....
