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mx id: 549 | OBO id: HAO:0000887 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000887
pygidial plate
Defined (both definition and relationships must be met)
Definition:
The area that is located posteriorly on the tergum of the last externally visible segment of the abdomen.
written by: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.

Relationships / properties:
The pygidial plate is a area.
The pygidial plate is part of the cuticle. The pygidial plate is part of the metasoma.

Label usage (sensu)
pygidial plate by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
Comments and tags
alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Istvan Miko
A specialized area of the tergum of the last externally visible segment of the metasoma; it is usually flattened and defined laterally by ridges or grooves.
  Reference: Goulet, H., and J. T. Huber. 1993. Hymenoptera of the World: An Identification Guide to Families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada Publication 1894/E., Ottawa, ON 668 pp.
  Cross reference: None provided.


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