Meanings
- not comparablebiologyOf setae: located centrally on the dorsal side of an insect's body segment.
Tergocentral setae of IV (= 3rd apparent segment) less than 6 in number…
1967, J. Linsley Gressitt, editor, Entomology of Antarctica (Antarctic research series: Biological and life sciences), illustrated edition, volume 10, American Geophysical Union, page 1642 more examples
The chaetotaxy of the abdominal tergocentral setae does not include the postspiracular setae, except for tergite II where postspiracular setae, if present, can not be distinguished from the remaining setae.
2013 May 10, Michel P. Valim, Ricardo L. Palma, “Three new species of the genus Philopteroides Mey, 2004 (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Philopteridae) from New Zealand”, in ZooKeys, number 297, page 73The tergocentral and postspiracular setae may be indistinguishable in species that have complete setal rows across the abdominal segments (e.g. Philopterus spp.; Figs 34–35), but are clearly identifiable in species with fewer setae (Fig. 37).
2018 4, Gustafsson, D.R., DiBlasi, E., Olsson, U., Najer, T., Sychra, O., Bush, S.E., “Checklist and key to the lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) of Sweden”, in Entomologisk Tidskrift, volume 139, number 4, page 219
Origin
Cite this entry
tergocentral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tergocentral
“tergocentral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tergocentral. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tergocentral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tergocentral.
Source: tergocentral on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.