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mx id: 624 | OBO id: HAO:0000819 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000819

prestigma

Definition:

The patch that is enlarged, sclerotized, and located at the apex of one or more wing veins on the anterior margin of the wing.

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

Relationships / properties:

The prestigma is a patch.

The prestigma is part of the cuticle. The prestigma is part of the integument. The prestigma is part of the wing vein.

prestigma by Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..

alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Andy Deans

The enlarged and sclerotized apex of one or more veins on the anterior margin of the wing basal to the costal notch and almost continuous with the stigma.

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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