Tergum
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The tergum of this wasp is labeled 19.
A tergum (plural terga) is the dorsal portion of an arthropod segment other than the head. A given tergum may be divided into hardened plates or sclerites commonly referred to as tergites.[1]
Tergum Media
Tergites (with lateral paranota) of a polydesmid millipede
Abdominal tergum (divided into several tergites) of a bee.
Seven sclerites distinctly visible on the back of a pregnant scorpion.
A tergite of this wasp is labeled 19.
Thoracic tergites of various trilobites.
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Footnotes
- ↑ McCafferty (1983).
References
- McCafferty, W. Patrick. Aquatic Entomology: The Fishermen's and Ecologists' Illustrated Guide to Insects and Their Relatives (1983)Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN 978-0-86720-017-1.