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In many genera of the Pentatomidae, bristle-bearing tubercles on the legs are scraped across a set of fine striations on the abdominal sterna.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
Each leg-bearing somite contains a distinct tergum and sternum, the number of sterna never exceeding that of the terga.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
The first and second abdominal sterna are often suppressed or reduced, on account of the strong development of the hind-legs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
No distinct respiratory stigmata behind the sterna of the 1st and 2nd somites of the opisthosoma.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
Pectoral Girdle.—The pectoral girdles are fully arciferal and bear small, cartilaginous omosterna and moderately large cartilaginous sterna.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by William E. Duellman
