abdominal segments

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• abdominal somite — Any single division of body behind thorax. (Syn. pleomere, pleonite) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Any single division of body between thorax and telson. (Syn. pleomere, pleonite) [McLaughlin, 1980]. (Class Cephalocarida): One of 11 segments of… …   Crustacea glossary

• genital segments — 1. Body segments that bear copulatory organs. 2. (ANNELIDA) Usually segments X and XI. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In males, abdominal segment IX; in females, abdominal segments VIII and IX …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• visceral segments — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) All abdominal segments anterior to the genital segments; only the anterior visceral segments are variously modified …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• lateral abdominal gills — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In a few genera of Odonata, filamentous (or true abdominal appendages) on either side of the 2nd to 7th or 8th abdominal segments …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• Insect morphology — Legend of body parts Tagmata : A Head, B Thorax, C Abdomen. 1. antenna 2. ocelli (lower) 3. ocelli (upper) 4. compound eye 5. brain (cerebral ganglia) 6. prothorax …   Wikipedia

• apterygote — /ap ter i goht , ap teuhr /, adj. belonging or pertaining to the Apterygota, a subclass of primitive wingless insects that undergo little or no metamorphosis. Also, apterygotous /ap ter i goh teuhs/. [ < NL Apterygota name of the subclass, equiv …   Universalium

• crustacean — /kru stay sheuhn/, n. 1. any chiefly aquatic arthropod of the class Crustacea, typically having the body covered with a hard shell or crust, including the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, barnacles, and wood lice. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the… …   Universalium

• coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction   any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils …   Universalium

• insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… …   Universalium

• orthopteran — /awr thop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. orthopterous. n. 2. an orthopterous insect. [1895 1900; < NL Orthopter(a) (see ORTHOPTERON) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction   broadly, any member of one of four insect orders. Orthopteran has come to be regarded… …   Universalium

• Abdomen — Female Belly In vertebrates such as mammals the abdomen (belly) constitutes the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis. The region enclosed by the abdomen is termed the abdominal cavity. In arthropods it is the most distal section …   Wikipedia