Home

mesepimeron

Edited by Ralph Harbach on Mon, 06/07/2010 - 22:55

Images:

 

Abbreviation:

Mm

Variants:

Pl. mesepimera; Adj. mesepimeral

Definition:

The area of the mesopleuron posterior to the mesopleural suture. In mosquitoes, divided horizontally into a large mesanepimeron and an insignificant mesokatepimeron located immediately below the former; scales and setae which occur on the mesanepimeron are referred to simply as mesepimeral because of the reduced nature of the mesokatepimeron.

Synonyms:

epimeron, epimerum, epi-sternum, metasternum
Scratchpads developed and conceived by: Vince Smith, Simon Rycroft, Dave Roberts, Ben Scott...