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mx id: 1209 | OBO id: HAO:0000159 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000159

axillary sclerite

Definition:

The sclerite that is located on the axillary region and articulates with one of the thoracic wing processes.

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

Relationships / properties:

The axillary sclerite is a sclerite.

The axillary sclerite is part of the axillary region. The axillary sclerite is part of the cuticle.

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

axillary sclerite by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.

alternative definition added over 13 years ago by Istvan Miko

Sclerites at the base of both the fore and hind wings, by which the wings are attached and articulate with the thorax (see also first, second, and third axillary sclerite).

Reference: Gibson , G. A. P., J. D. Read , and R. Fairchild. 1998. Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea): illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms ..
Cross reference: None provided.

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