metapostnotum

metapostnotum

English

Etymology

meta- +‎ postnotum

Noun

metapostnotum (plural metapostnota)

1. The postnotum of a hymenopteran that is situated between the metathorax and the abdominal tergite
   • 2015 October 15, “Evolution of Metapostnotum in Flat Wasps (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae): Implications for Homology Assessments in Chrysidoidea”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0140051:

     The latter character system suggests another interpretation of the metapostnotum delimitation.

Derived terms

• metapostnotal