(Kleidocerys resedae)
Glossary
Corium
The thickened basal portion of the front wing that lies between the clavus and the membrane of insects in the family Hemiptera.
Cuneus
The triangular, hardened, horn-like tip of the forewing of a plant bug (family Miridae).
Hemelytron
The forewing of true bugs (Order Hemiptera), thickened at the base and membranous at the tip. Plural: hemelytra.
Ocellus
Simple eye; an eye with a single lens. Plural: ocelli.
Pronotum
The saddle-shaped, exoskeletal plate on the upper side of the first segment of the thorax of an insect.
Punctate
Dotted with pits (punctures), transluscent sunken glands, or colored spots of pigment.
Rostrum
The stiff, beak-like projection of the carapace or prolongation of the head of an insect, crustacean, or cetacean.
Scutellum
The exoskeletal plate covering the rearward (posterior) part of the middle segment of the thorax in some insects. In Coleoptera, Hemiptera, and Homoptera, the dorsal, often triangular plate behind the pronotum and between the bases of the front wings. In Diptera, the exoskeletal plate between the abdomen and the thorax.
Tarsus
The last two to five subdivisions of an insect’s leg, attached to the tibia; the foot. Plural: tarsi.
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Jun 1, 2016 |
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Created: 2/17/2020
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