Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory

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Abbreviation:

Ppn

Variants:

Pl. postpronota; Adj. postpronotal

Definition:

In some Diptera, the posterior division of the pronotum generally lying between the antepronotum and the scutum cephalad of the scutal angle. In mosquitoes, usually not clearly demarcated ventrally from the proepimeron.

Synonyms:

Including the proepimeron unless otherwise noted: epimerum, epi-sternum, pleuron of meso-thorax (in part), posterior notum, posterior pronotal area (Ppn only), posterior pronotal lobe, posterior pronotal plate, posterior pronotal sclerite (Ppn only), posterior pronotum, proepimeron, proepimerum, pronotum.