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mx id: 1218 | OBO id: HAO:0000923 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000923

second median plate

Definition:

The sclerite that is located at the base of the mediocubital field, folding convexly on the outer edge of the first median plate along the plica basalis.

written by: Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..

Relationships / properties:

The second median plate is a sclerite.

The second median plate is part of the cuticle. The second median plate is part of the median complex.

second median plate by Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.

second median plate by Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..

alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Andy Deans

a variable sclerotization at the base of the mediocubital field, folding convexly on the outer edge of the first median plate along the plica basalis; often absent or represented by the united bases of the medial and cubital veins

Reference: Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
Cross reference: None provided.

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