单词 | postnotum |
释义 | postnotumn. Entomology. The posterior part of the notum (dorsal skeleton) of a thoracic segment, when present as a distinct sclerotized region (usually regarded as intersegmental in origin). Cf. postscutellum n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > thorax > scutellum > postscuttelum postscutellum1826 postscutel1864 postnotum1926 1926 R. J. Tillyard Insects Austral. & N.Z. i. 18 In some cases..a short posterior sclerite is also developed, called the postnotum or postscutellum. 1947 A. D. Imms Outl. Entomol. (ed. 3) ii. 13 In the wing-bearing segment of most insects a postnotum or postscutellum is developed as a sclerotization of the intersegmental membrane. 1964 R. M. Fox & J. W. Fox Introd. Compar. Entomol. ii. 52 The notum continues forward to cover the posterior part of the next segment where it is termed the postnotum. 1994 P. J. Gullan & P. S. Cranston Insects ii. 40/2 The pterothoracic nota each have two main divisions: the anterior wing-bearing alinotum and the posterior phragma-bearing postnotum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1926 |
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