sclerite
Americannoun
noun
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any of the hard chitinous plates that make up the exoskeleton of an arthropod
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any calcareous or chitinous part, such as a spicule or plate
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Palpifer: any palpus-bearing part: specifically, a small sclerite hearing the maxillary palpus and itself articulated to the stipes.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Trochanter: a sclerite, sometimes divided, between the coxa and femur sometimes fused with the femur.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Pilifer or Piliger: a small sclerite at each side of the clypeus in Lepidoptera, resembling a rudimentary mandible.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Jugular sclerite: small sclerite in the membrane connecting the head with the thorax: see cervical sclerite.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Paraclypeus: in caterpillars, a narrow sclerite bordering clypeus at sides.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
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