A protruding anterolateral
apodeme on the venterolateral
edge of the
paracoxal ridge, serves as the site of origin of the anterolateral
metapleuro-metabasalar muscle.
written by: Karlsson, D., and F. Ronquist. 2012. Skeletal Morphology of Opius dissitus and Biosteres carbonarius, with a Discussion of Terminology and Morphological Variation in Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). PLoS ONE 7:1-38.