subgenital

comparative more subgenital · superlative most subgenital

1. Posterior or interior to, or beneath the genitalia

   Sternum 8 extending over sternum 9 as a distinct subgenital plate.

   1996, Richard W. Merritt, Kenneth W. Cummins, An introduction to the aquatic insects of North America, page 246

   2 more examples

   Central America, which has the male subgenital plate strongly asymmetrical, produced sinistrad.

   1920, American Entomological Society, Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, numbers 4-6, page 108

   Pronotum with a checkered pattern of black on yellow; female subgenital plate moderately produced, slightly excavated at the middle.

   1956, Robert Leslie Usinger, Aquatic insects of California, page 176