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mx id: 1360 | OBO id: HAO:0000724 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000724

pleural ridge

Definition:

The ridge that extends between the pleural wing process and the lateral coxal articulation and marks the border between the episternum and epimeron.

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

Relationships / properties:

The pleural ridge is a ridge.

The pleural ridge is part of the cuticle. The pleural ridge is part of the pleuron. The pleural ridge is part of the sclerite.

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

alternative definition added almost 15 years ago by Istvan Miko

The endopleural ridge formed by the pleural suture, bracing the pleuron above the leg, or between the coxal articulation and the wing support.

Reference: Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
Cross reference: None provided.

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