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mx id: 1353 | OBO id: HAO:0000954 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000954

sternellum

Definition:

The area that is located on the eusternum posteriorly of the site of origin of the furca.

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

Relationships / properties:

The sternellum is a area.

The sternellum is part of the cuticle. The sternellum is part of the eusternum.

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

alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Istvan Miko

The area of the eusternum posterior to the bases of the sternal apophyses or the sternacostal suture.

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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