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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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<strong>Online</strong> <strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Invertebrate</strong> <strong>Zoology</strong> 737areas <strong>of</strong> the posterior sector <strong>of</strong> the shell.propedes n.pl. [L. pro, before; pes, foot] (ARTHRO: Insecta)The forelegs, or prolegs <strong>of</strong> larvae.propeltidium n. [Gr. pro, before; dim. pelte, shield] (ARTHRO:Chelicerata) In Arachnida, the covering <strong>of</strong> the prosoma, exceptfor plates V and VI.prophallus n.; pl. -li [Gr. pro, before; phallos, penis] (ARTHRO:Insecta) In Odonata, the penis in the floor <strong>of</strong> fenestra betweenhamuli; sheath <strong>of</strong> penis.prophases n.pl. [Gr. pro, before; phasis, appearance] Theearly stages <strong>of</strong> mitosis or meiosis.prophragma n. [Gr. pro, before; phragma, fence] (ARTHRO:Insecta) The anterior dividing wall <strong>of</strong> cuticular materialconnecting the pro- and mesothorax.prophylaxis n.; pl. -laxes [Gr. pro, before; phylaktikos,guard] Methods designed to preserve health and preventthe spread <strong>of</strong> disease.proplegma n.; pl. -ae [Gr. pro, before; plegma, plaited] (AR-THRO: Insecta) A single fold <strong>of</strong> the proplegmatium.proplegmatium n.; pl. -ia [Gr. pro, before; plegma, plaited](ARTHRO: Insecta) In scarabaeoid larvae, one <strong>of</strong> two areaswith a plicate surface inside, usually in front <strong>of</strong> a plegmatium;submarginal striae.propleural bristles (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Diptera, bristles situatedon the propleuron; just above the coxae <strong>of</strong> the forelegs.propleuron n.; pl. -pleura [Gr. pro, before; pleura, side] (AR-THRO: Insecta) The lateral portion <strong>of</strong> the prothorax.propneustic a. [Gr. pro, before; pneustikos, <strong>of</strong> breathing] (AR-THRO: Insecta) Having only the anterior pair <strong>of</strong> spiraclesopen and functioning. see oligopneustic.propodeal apophyses (ARTHRO: Insecta) In ichneumonid Hymenoptera,the posterior transverse carina (apical carina)with promontories at its junction with the lateral longitudinalcarinae.propodeon see propodeum

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