Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

874Maggenti and Gardnercells in the wing behind the triangle.subtribe n. [L. sub, under; tribus, tribe] In classification, arank below the tribe and above the genus.subtylostyle n. [L. sub, under; Gr. tylos, knot; style, pillar](PORIF) 1. A monactinal megasclere with a sub-apical expansion.2. A tylostyle with an indistinct knob at one endand pointed at the other. see tylostyle.subulate a. [L. subula, awl] Shaped like an awl; slender andtapering to a point, with sides convex.subumbrella n. [L. sub, under; dim. umbra, shade] (CNID)The concave oral surface of a medusa or jellyfish. seeexumbrella.subventral esophageal glands (NEMATA) Esophageal salivaryglands lying in the subventral sectors of the posterioresophagus.subvibrissal setae/setulae (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Diptera, thesetae/setulae along the anteroventral margin of the gena.succession see seresuccinct a. [L. sub, under; cingere, to gird] Compact; contracted;reduced.succursal nest (ARTHRO: Insecta) In social insects, a restingor hiding place constructed by workers, but not qualifyingas a true nest due to the absence of brood rearing.sucker n. [A.S. sucan, to suck] An organ creating a vacuum,utilized by various invertebrates for locomotion, ingestingor holding food, or adhering to the substrate.suctorial a. [L. sugere, to suck] Having vacuum organs;adapted for sucking.suffused a. [L. suffusus, to pour beneath] To overspread, aswith fluid or color; to cover the surface. suffusion n.sugent, sugescent a. [L. sugere, to suck] Suctorial.sulcate a. [L. sulcus, furrow] Having a groove or furrow.sulci n.pl. [L. sulcus, furrow] (ARTHRO: Insecta) Grooves of apurely functional origin, such as strengthening ridges of thehead.sulciform a. [L. sulcus, furrow; forma, shape] Being groove-