Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology 877group of mainly or entirely allopatric species that are morphologicallytoo different to be included in a single speciesor are reproductive isolates; an artenkreis.supertribe n. [L. super, over; tribus, tribe] In classification,below the subfamily and above the tribe.supplement n. [L. supplere, to fill up] 1. (ARTHRO: Insecta) InOdonata, an adventitious vein formed by a number ofcrossveins lining up to form a continuous vein behind andmore or less parallel to one of the main longitudinal veins.2. (NEMATA) Variously sized, often paired, papilliform sensorynerve terminations in the male ventral caudal area;genital papillae.supplementary organs (NEMATA) Secondary sexual characteristicsalong the body of male nematodes either sensoryor glandular. see supplement.supplementary reproductive (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Isoptera,a queen or male, in the form of adultoid, nymphoid or ergatoid,that take over as a functional reproductive after theremoval of the primary reproductive of the same sex.supporting walls (BRYO) Zooidial walls that support orificialwalls.supra adv. [L. supra, above] In scientific terms, a prefix, denotingabove or higher; on the dorsal side; opposite to infra.supra-alar bristles (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Diptera, a longitudinalrow of bristles on the lateral portion of the mesonotum,above the root of the wing.supra-anal see superior appendagessupra-anal hook see uncussupra-anal opening (MOLL: Bivalvia) The opening of the excurrentcanal.supra-anal pad (ARTHRO: Insecta) The reduced epiproct, belowthe posterior of the tenth tergum.supra-anal plate (ARTHRO: Crustacea) In Notostraca, usuallytongue-shaped, but may be spatulate to rounded, platesituated posteriorly on the dorsal side of the telson.supra-apical foramen (BRACHIO) A pedicle foramen in the