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mesopleuron

Submitted by Ralph Harbach on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 16:09

Abbreviation:

Mp

Variants:

Pl. mesopleura; Adj. mesopleural

Definition:

The pleuron of the mesothorax. In winged insects, the principal parts of the mesopleuron include the basalare, subalare, mesepisternum, mesepimeron and mesotrochantin. The mesepisternum is particularly well developed in Diptera.

Synonyms:

mesopleura, mesopleurum
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