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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Sternellum: the second sclerite of the ventral part of each thoracic segment frequently divided into longitudinal parts which may be widely separated.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Plate: any broad flattened piece or sclerite: = squame, in Coccidae.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Metasternal epimera: small sclerite separating the metasternal episterna from the ventral segments.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Platelet: a little plate or sclerite of chitin in a membrane.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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 Smith, John. B.
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