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Definition of Tergites

Tergite
Tergite Ter"gite, n. (Zo["o]l.) The dorsal portion of an arthromere or somite of an articulate animal. See Illust. under Coleoptera.

Meaning of Tergites from wikipedia

- abdominal tergites are rubbed together to produce sound. This process is known as abdominal telescoping. Abdominal tergum (divided into several tergites) of...
- mismatch between body segments and dorsal plates (tergites) is the cause for this centipede's rigid body. Tergites 10 and 11 are not fully developed and segment...
- and had segmented abdomens (opisthosoma), with the dorsal exoskeleton (tergites) across the backs of the animals' abdomens, which were characteristically...
- Armadillidiidae have overlapping plates called tergites that are connected by flexible joints. The tergites allow the body to roll up inwards. To roll up...
- Mesothelae have a segmented abdomen with tergite plates, whereas Opisthothelae have fused abdominal segments and lack tergite plates. The almost total absence...
- in body shape, with 6-9 thoracic tergites, a head shield and a large tail shield in the members with incomplete tergite fusion. These members, which formerly...
- features eight tergites: The first trunk segment corresponds to a short first tergite, then seven large tergites follow. The first large tergite covers the...
- characteristics. These include an elongated dorsal exoskeleton, seven articulating tergites and similarly sized cephalic and pygidial shields, in addition to only...
- only species is Rhyparomeris lineata. The dorsal surface of the head and tergites of Rhyparomeris millipedes are covered with small, flattened granulations...
- 44 in). The tergites two and three are yellow patterned with black. The black pattern consists of a band across the apex of the tergite (on its discal...