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mx id: 4146 | OBO id: HAO:0000523 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000523

median mesoscutal sulcus

Definition:

The sulcus that is a median mesoscutal line and that is adjacent to the (internal) median mesoscutal ridge.

written by: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.

Relationships / properties:

The median mesoscutal sulcus is a sulcus.

The median mesoscutal sulcus is part of the integument. The median mesoscutal sulcus is part of the mesoscutum. The median mesoscutal sulcus is part of the sclerite.

median mesoscutal sulcus by Gibson, G. A. P. 1985. Some pro- and mesothoracic structures important for phylogenetic analysis of Hymenoptera, with a review of the terms used for the structures. Canadian Entomologist 117:1395-1443.

median mesoscutal sulcus by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.

alternative definition added about 15 years ago by Istvan Miko

A longitudinal groove along the midline of the mesoscutum.

Reference: Gibson , G. A. P., J. D. Read , and R. Fairchild. 1998. Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea): illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms ..
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