Propleuron
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Propleuron is a noun meaning The lateral sclerite of the anterior division of the thorax of an insect.
Meaning
The lateral sclerite of the anterior division of the thorax of an insect.
Example Sentences
Body brown except: yellowish clypeus and inter-torular area; scapus and pedicellus yellow (17 th antennal article grey, 18 th -21 st articles white), propleuron and upper corner of mesopleuron, first metasomal tergite; mesoscutum, scutellum and propodeum suffused with yellow; wing membrane slightly infuscate; pterostigma brown (but rather pale at base and apex), veins mostly brown, legs yellow, ovipositor sheath brown and apically whitish.
Word Forms
- propleura
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include propleurum, coxopleurite, episternum, metapleuron, notopleuron, probasisternum.
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