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coxae

  • plural
    of coxa.
    coxa

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Its four transverse lobes or outgrowths corresponding to the four coxae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

Intercoxal process: in Coleopteran; a median protrusion of the basal segment of abdomen between the hind coxae.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

Sternorhynchi: that series of Homoptera in which the beak or rostrum apparently arises from the sternum between the anterior coxae; e.g. plant lice, etc.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

Thorax black, legs black except the coxae which are white.

From Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. by John Lort Stokes

Pagiopodous: those Heteroptera which have the coxae of the hind legs hinged and the femora grooved.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith

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