metafurcal pit
Definition:
The
furcal pit that is located in the
metathorax.
written by: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
Relationships / properties:
The metafurcal pit is part of the cuticle. The metafurcal pit is part of the integument. The metafurcal pit is part of the metapectus. The metafurcal pit is part of the pectus.
Cirrospilus coachellae Gates, 2000
metafurcal pit by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
metafurcal pit by Karlsson, D., and F. Ronquist. 2012. Skeletal Morphology of Opius dissitus and Biosteres carbonarius, with a Discussion of Terminology and Morphological Variation in Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). PLoS ONE 7:1-38.
metafurcal pit by Vilhelmsen, L. B. 2000. Before the wasp-waist: Comparative anatomy and phylogenetic implications of the skeleto-musculature of the thoraco-abdominal boundary region in basal Hymenoptera (Insecta) . Zoomorphology [was Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere] 119:185-221.
alternative definition added over 12 years ago by Kelly Dew
The furcal pit that is located on the ventral surface of the metathorax or the metapectal-propodeal complex.
Reference: Karlsson, D., and F. Ronquist. 2012. Skeletal Morphology of Opius dissitus and Biosteres carbonarius, with a Discussion of Terminology and Morphological Variation in Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). PLoS ONE 7:1-38.
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