metapostnotum

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English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ postnotum.

Noun

metapostnotum (plural metapostnota)

  1. The postnotum of a hymenopteran that is situated between the metathorax and the abdominal tergite
    • 2015 October 15, “Evolution of Metapostnotum in Flat Wasps (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae): Implications for Homology Assessments in Chrysidoidea”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      The latter character system suggests another interpretation of the metapostnotum delimitation.

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