metathorax
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Thorax: the tegulæ pale rufo-testaceous, wings hyaline, the nervures ferruginous; the metathorax coarsely rugose; the articulations of the legs and the tarsi ferruginous.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
The old metathorax is replaced by another mesothorax thrust in between the normal mesothorax and the abdomen.
From A Critique of the Theory of Evolution by Morgan, Thomas Hunt
Thorax oblong-quadrate or very slightly narrowed towards the metathorax, slightly convex above, not margined at the sides, the divisions not perceptible; the head and thorax rugose and pubescent.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Thorax subopake, very closely punctured, and slightly shining; the metathorax coarsely longitudinally rugose-striate; the postscutellum yellow; wings subhyaline and iridescent, the nervures fusco-ferruginous; a dark fuscous cloud occupies the marginal cell.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
The metathorax transversely and rather finely rugose, the truncation more strongly striated; the scutellum shining; the wings subhyaline, the nervures ferruginous; the tibiæ with scattered spines, the tarsi spinose.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
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