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Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

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876Maggenti and Gardneradults; paragnath.supermale n. [L. super, over; dim. mas, male] (ARTHRO: Insecta)Abnormal male with one x-chromosome for 3 sets <strong>of</strong>autosomes in Drosophila.supernumerary crossveins (ARTHRO: Insecta) Crossveinsadded to the normal number.supernumerary segment (ARTHRO: Insecta) In CecidomyidaeDiptera, a segment intercalated between the head and theprothorax.supero-marginal plates (ECHINOD: Asteroidea) Upper marginalplates that form the outline <strong>of</strong> the arm <strong>of</strong> sea-stars.see infero-marginal plates.superoptimal stimuli Sensory stimuli reponse stronger thanthe natural stimuli for which the response had been selected.superorder n. [L. super, over; ordo, order] In classification, agroup below class and above order.superorganism n. [L. super, over; Gr. organon, organ] A colony<strong>of</strong> social organisms, or organisms and their environment,<strong>of</strong> interdependent relationships which may be studiedas though they were a single organism.superposed a. [L. super, over; ponere, to place] Placed oneupon another; superimposed; placed directly over someother part.superposition eye (ARTHRO) In nocturnal or crepuscular arthropods,an eye that permits the passage <strong>of</strong> light throughthe non-pigmented wall <strong>of</strong> one ommatidium to the iris <strong>of</strong> aneighboring one; an adaptation to protect sensitive photoreceptorsfrom overstimulation during the day; clear-zoneeye. see apposition eye.superposition image (ARTHRO) A less distinct but brighter imagedue to the lens system focusing the light to the retina.see mosaic image.supersedure n. [L. super, over; sedere, to sit] (ARTHRO: Insecta)In Hymenoptera, the replacement <strong>of</strong> an old or sickqueen by a new queen in a honeybee colony.superspecies n. [L. super, over; species, kind] A monophyletic

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