metascutellumn.
/ˌmɛtəskjuːˈtɛləm/, U.S. /ˈˌmɛdəsk(j)uˈtɛləm/ Entomology.
The scutellum of the metathorax of an insect.
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1868 A. S. Packard Guide to Study of Insects 11 (caption) Metascutellum.
1899 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. 313 The hind margin of the metascutellum.
1947 Evolution 1 239/2 Length of the thorax from the most anterior point to the tip of the metascutellum.
1985 Jrnl. Austral. Entomol. Soc. 24 77 Rows of teeth on the axillary cords of the mesoscutellum and metascutellum, with corresponding rows of teeth under the 2nd anal veins of both wings of Schedotrioza spp. are illustrated.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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