Hymenoptera Glossary

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id: 1332

coxopleurite

definition: thesclerite of a generalized thoracicpleuron adjacent to the dorsalmargin of thecoxa, bearing the dorsalcoxalarticulation; its anterior part becomes the definitivetrochantin

written by: Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.

highest applicable taxon name: Hymenoptera

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quarantine

The coxopleurite is the sclerite of a hypothetic insect. The trochantin is derived PERHAPS from the coxopleurite. there is no hymenoptera having coxopleurite, therefore remove or obscure it! by:Istvan Miko

existing relationships:

coxopleurite	part_of /	pleuron		adeans	09/02/2006
coxopleurite	is_a /	sclerite		adeans	09/02/2006

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