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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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810Maggenti and GardnerSmall secondary spines on the scrobicular tubercles <strong>of</strong> thetest.scrobiculus n. [LL. dim. scrobis, ditch] A pit or depression.scrobis n.; pl. -es [LL. scrobis, ditch] (ARTHRO: Insecta) InScarabaeoidea larvae, a sunken lateral mandibular regiondefined by two apically converging lateral carinae.scrotal membrane (ARTHRO: Insecta) The peritoneal envelopecovering the testes; sometimes pigmented.scrotiform a. [L. scrotum, pouch; forma, shape] Purse- orpouch-shaped.scrotum see scrotal membranesculpture n. [L. sculptura, carving] The pattern or marking <strong>of</strong>impressions or elevations on the surface <strong>of</strong> an animal.sculptured a.scutal angle (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Diptera, an angular projection<strong>of</strong> the scutal margin anterior to the prescutal suture,or in front <strong>of</strong> the prespiracular area.scutal margin (ARTHRO: Crustacea) In thoracic barnacles, theedge <strong>of</strong> the tergum, articulating with the scutum or theedge <strong>of</strong> any other plate adjacent to the scutum.scutate a. [L. scutum, shield] In the shape <strong>of</strong> a shield; escutcheon;clypeate; peltate.scute n. [L. scutum, shield] (ARTHRO: Insecta) An externalscale.scutel see scutellumscutellar angle (ARTHRO: Insecta) The expanded wing angle <strong>of</strong>the elytra adjacent to the scutellum.scutellar bridge (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Diptera, a ridge on bothsides <strong>of</strong> the scutellum connecting with the scutum.scutellar bristles (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Diptera, bristles alongthe posterior margin <strong>of</strong> the scutellum.scutellate a. [L. dim. scutum, shield] Divided into small platelikeareas.scutellum n.; pl. scutella [L. dim. scutum, shield] 1. (ARTHRO:Insecta) a. A sclerotic subdivision <strong>of</strong> the thoracic notum. b.In Coleoptera, Hemiptera, and Homoptera, the scutellum

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