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mx id: 592 | OBO id: HAO:0001676 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0001676

scutum

Definition:

The area that is located on the alinotum and is situated anterior to the scutoscutellar suture.

written by: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.

Relationships / properties:

The scutum is a area.

The scutum is part of the alinotum. The scutum is part of the cuticle.

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

review definition added over 13 years ago by Andy Deans

is this an area or a sclerite?

Reference: None provided.
Cross reference: None provided.

alternative definition added over 13 years ago by Andy Deans

The anterior sclerite of a notum. In Apocrita, the mesoscutum is functionally only the area in front of the transscutal articulation; the axilla, although morphologically part of the mesoscutum, is treated as separate (see also axilla).

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.

alternative definition added over 11 years ago by Istvan Miko

The area that is situated anterior to the scutoscutellar suture.

Reference: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
Cross reference: None provided.

alternative definition added over 16 years ago by Andy Deans

the area of the alinotum anterior to the suture of the V-shaped notal ridge, or between the suture and the prescutal suture if the latter is present

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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