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Axillae: two small, subtriangular sclerites at the lateral basal angles of the meso-scutellum in Proctytripidae.

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

It is probable that the subtriangular figure below is intended for the head, as the two circles with central dots are good representations of eyes.

From Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 by Holmes, William Henry

The prosternum is very large, subtriangular, concealing the insertion of the cox�, and extending over the front part of the mesosternum, as does this over the front of the metasternum.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various

The two lateral lobes are subtriangular in form.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

The upper wings are white, with a posterior broad black subtriangular border, having two or three white spots at the apex.

From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker