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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Epigastrium: the first entire ventral sclerite of the abdomen.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Ocular sclerite: the first or protocerebral segment of the head.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Opisthosoma without trace of appendages; its posterior somites narrowed to form a movable tail for the support of the post-anal sclerite, which has no poison glands.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
Basalis: the principal mandibular sclerite, when sclerites are distinguishable, to which all other parts are jointed; corresponds to the stipes in the maxilla.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Mesepimeron: in Odonata: the sclerite between humeral and first lateral suture.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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