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mx id: 627 | OBO id: HAO:0000622 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000622

metapostnotum

Definition:

The postnotum that is situated inbetween the metathorax and abdominal tergite 1. The metapostnotum is fused with the abdominal tergum 1.

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

Relationships / properties:

The metapostnotum is a postnotum.

The metapostnotum is part of the cuticle. The metapostnotum is part of the dorsum. The metapostnotum is part of the metathorax.

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

alternative definition added over 15 years ago by Andy Deans

A posterior sclerite of the metanotum behind the scutellum, fused dorsally with abdominal tergum 1 and laterally with the metepimeron; in Apocrita the postnotum is rarely visible, and then only as an impressed line in front of the propodeum.

Reference: Goulet, H., and J. T. Huber. 1993. Hymenoptera of the World: An Identification Guide to Families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada Publication 1894/E., Ottawa, ON 668 pp.
Cross reference: None provided.

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