Definition:
The
scutum that is located on the
mesonotum.
written by: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
Relationships / properties:
Tremex columba Linnaeus, 1763
Entomacis notioxera Yoder, 2004
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mesoscutum by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
scutum by Curators, H. A. O. 2009. The Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology Curation Team. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
scutum by 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.
mesoscutum 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.
scutopraescutum by Zombori, L., and H. Steinmann. 1999. Dictionary of Insect Morphology. Handbuch der Zoologie 4:1-404.
dorsolum by Kirby, W., and W. Spencer. 1828. An introduction to Entomology: or elements of the natural history of insects. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, London 732 pp.
scutum mesothoracale by Zombori, L., and H. Steinmann. 1999. Dictionary of Insect Morphology. Handbuch der Zoologie 4:1-404.
mesoscutum by Snodgrass, R. 1910. The thorax of the Hymenoptera. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 39:37-91.
to blog added almost 15 years ago by Andy Deans
The mesoscutum in basal Hymenoptera (sawflies) is not homologous with the mesoscutum of Apocrita, since it includes the axilla, whereas the mesoscutum in Apocrita excludes the axilla, which is the part of the scutellar-axillar complex.
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alternative definition added almost 13 years ago by Kelly Dew
The part of the mesonotum anterior the scutoscutellar suture, i.e. the anteromesoscutum and the axilla combined.
Reference: 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.
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alternative definition added about 18 years ago by Andy Deans
the dorsal area of the mesoscutal sclerite defined laterally by the parascutal carinae and the ventral bend of the mesoscutal sclerite
Reference: Ronquist, F., and G. Nordlander. 1989. Skeletal morphology of an archaic cynipoid, Ibalia rufipes (Hymenoptera: Ibaliidae). Entomologica Scandinavica, Supplement 33:1-60.
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alternative definition added about 15 years ago by Istvan Miko
The anterior sclerite of the mesonotum.
Reference: Sharkey, M.J. and R.A. Wharton 1997. Morphology and terminology. Pages 19-38. In: Wharton, R.A., P.M. Marsh, and M.J. Sharkey (Eds), Manual of the New World genera of Braconidae (Hymenoptera). Special Publication of the International Society of Hymenopterists. Vol. 1: 1-439 pp.
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