Many of the names which he proposed are still in use; it was he who introduced the terms prothorax, mesothorax, and metathorax, for the three segments of the insect's thorax. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
The head, if rather narrow, is distinct, and beneath the prothorax is a characteristic sclerite known as the 'anchor process' or. From Wordnik.com. [The Life-Story of Insects] Reference
Metopidium: the anterior declivous surface of prothorax in. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Microthorax: a supposed thoracic ring between the head and prothorax. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Manitrunk: that part of trunk that bears the anterior legs: = prothorax. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Ora: a border: specifically in some Coleoptera, the lateral margin of prothorax. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
The prothorax smooth and shining, the meso - and metathorax transversely striated. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
Amplected: when the head is received into a concavity of the prothorax; e.g. Hister. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Metazona: in Orthoptera, the dorsal surface of the prothorax behind the principal sulcus. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
S. granarius (Granary weevil): without spots on elytra, punctures on prothorax oval-shaped. From Wordnik.com. [7. Important pests in storage] Reference
Its entire prothorax burst through the cocoon as if someone had created it instantaneously. From Wordnik.com. [An East Wind Coming]
Cervical shield: the ebitinous plate on the prothorax of caterpillars just behind the head: = prothorax shield. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Occipital foramen: the opening in the occiput, opposed to a similar opening in the prothorax: = foramen magnum. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Thorax elongate, narrowest in the middle, the prothorax forming a neck anteriorly; legs elongate and very slender. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
The lateral angles of the anterior margin of the prothorax acute, the metathorax armed with two long acute spines. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
Hood: of the maxilla is the galena; q.v.: in Tingitidae the elevated portion of the prothorax, often covering the head. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Atrachelia: Coleoptera in which there is no visible constriction between head and prothorax: Rhynchophora and some Heteromera. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Description size: 2 - 3 mm shape: slim, cylindrical colour: red-brown to black-brown recognition: head concealed beneath prothorax. From Wordnik.com. [7. Important pests in storage] Reference
Ampulla: Orthoptera; an extensile sac between head and prothorax used by the young in escaping from oötheca, and later, in molting. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Description size: 2.5 - 3.5 mm shape: slender colour: dark brown recognition: six toothlike projections along each side of the prothorax. From Wordnik.com. [7. Important pests in storage] Reference
Manubrium: in Coleoptera: that part of the mesosternum in Elateridae which forms the process for fitting into the cavity of the prothorax: in. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Thorax: the prothorax subtuberculate at the sides; wings subhyaline and iridescent, the nervures fuscous, the tegulæ pale testaceous behind. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
Lateral carinae: in Orthoptera; on the head, extend downward from the front margin of the eyes: on prothorax extend along each lateral margin of the dorsum. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Fossula - ae: a deep groove or sinus with sharp edges: specifically applied to grooves on the head or sides of prothorax in which the antennae are concealed. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Thorax rounded above, not margined, gradually narrowed posteriorly; the prothorax of the same width as the head, its lateral angles toothed; the disk with a circular striation. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
Phragma: a partition or dividing membrane: longitudinal, thin partitions passing down from the dorsum of meso - and meta-thorax: the partition formed by the inflexed hinder edge of prothorax. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
The anterior margin of the prothorax slightly rebordered; the wings hyaline and iridescent, with a fuscous stain along the anterior margin of the superior pair; the metathorax abruptly truncate. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
(Von Olfers says that they open on the prothorax.). From Wordnik.com. [Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses] Reference
The head is large, rounded, slightly wider than the prothorax and of a rather brighter red. From Wordnik.com. [The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles] Reference
These beetles, when irritated, make a squeaking chirrup by rubbing together the prothorax and mesothorax. From Wordnik.com. [The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals] Reference
The prothorax is wider than the head, but is narrower in front than at the base and is slightly rounded at the sides. From Wordnik.com. [The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles] Reference
Behind the corselet, under the pointed roof of the prothorax, a series of pulsations is produced by alternate inflation and deflation. From Wordnik.com. [Social Life in the Insect World] Reference
A much smaller form is the curious Bombardier beetle, Brachinus (Fig. 222, B. fumans), with its narrow head and heart-shaped prothorax. From Wordnik.com. [Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses] Reference
Chironomus and Simulium for example, breathe dissolved air by means of tufts of thread-like gills, which arise on either side of the prothorax. From Wordnik.com. [The Life-Story of Insects] Reference
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