mediotergites

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A form of mediotergite — A broad convex area on the posterior end of the insect thorax between the subscutellum and the base of the abdomen

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of mediotergite

    They open postero-laterally through the membrane between the mediotergites VIII-IX. The reservoirs are large; the acinous glands are deeply placed inside the abdomen and lie laterally on each side of the ovaries.

    2015 July 8, “Convergent Reduction of Ovariole Number Associated with Subterranean Life in Beetles”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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