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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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306Maggenti and Gardnerdorsiferous a. [L. dorsum, back; ferre, to carry] Carryingyoung or eggs upon the back.dorsiventral see dorsoventraldorso-alar region (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Diptera, that areabetween the transverse suture and the scutellum, and thebase <strong>of</strong> the wing and the dorsocentral region.dorsocaudad adv. [L. dorsum, back; cauda, tail] Toward thedorsal surface and caudal end <strong>of</strong> the body.dorsocentral a. [L. dorsum, back; centralis, midpoint] 1. Pertainingto the mid-dorsal surface. 2. (ECHINOD) Pertainingto the aboral surface.dorsocentral bristles (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Diptera, a longitudinalrow <strong>of</strong> bristles on the mesonotum, laterad <strong>of</strong> theacrostichal bristles; absent in many groups.dorsocentrals see dorsocentral bristlesdorso-humeral region (ARTHRO: Insecta) The humeri <strong>of</strong> Diptera.dorsomedian a. [L. dorsum, back; medius, middle] Pertainingto the true middle line on the dorsum <strong>of</strong> an individual.dorsomedian groove (ARTHRO: Crustacea) In certain Decapoda,a longitudinal groove extending from the tip <strong>of</strong> therostrum to the posterior carapace margin dorsomedially.dorsomesal a. [L. dorsum, back; Gr. mesos, middle] Being atthe top and along the midline.dorsomeson n. [L. dorsum, back; Gr. mesos, middle] Wherethe meson meets with the dorsal surface <strong>of</strong> the body.dorso-pleural line (ARTHRO: Insecta) The line <strong>of</strong> separationbetween the dorsum and the limb bases <strong>of</strong> the body, <strong>of</strong>tenmarked by a fold or groove.dorsopleural suture (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Diptera, a sutureseparating the mesonotum from the pleuron.dorsoscutellar bristles (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Diptera, a pair <strong>of</strong>bristles on the dorsal portion <strong>of</strong> the scutellum, one on eachside <strong>of</strong> the midline.dorsotentoria n. [L. dorsum, back; tentorium, tent] (ARTHRO:Insecta) The dorsal arms <strong>of</strong> the tentorium.

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