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English
Etymology
From flagello- + -mere.
Noun
flagellomere (plural flagellomeres)
- (zoology) A segment of the flagellum of the antenna of an insect or crustacean.
1968, NM Jorgensen, MT James, “Evolution of the antenna in the Stratiomyidae (Diptera”, in Annals of the Entomological Society:Stone (personal correspondence) has suggested the use of the term flagellomere, on morphological grounds, instead of the usual "segments" of the flagellum […]
1999, Judith E. Winston, Describing Species: Practical Taxonomic Procedure for Biologists, A fossil insect, a new woodgnat, Valesguya disjuncta, page 221:Dorsa and ventral lobes of flagellomeres not symmetrical: ventral lobe slightly longer than dorsal lobe.
2015 July 2, Dorchin N, Astrin JJ, Bodner L, Harris KM, “Morphological and Molecular Revision of the Genus Ozirhincus (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)—Long-Snouted Seed-Feeding Gall Midges on Asteraceae”, in PLOS ONE, volume 10, number 7, →DOI:On various Anthemideae genera. 3 Antennae with 8, occasionally 9 flagellomeres.
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