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prothorax
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pro·tho·rax  (pr-thôrks, -thr-)
n. pl. pro·tho·rax·es or pro·tho·ra·ces (-thôr-sz, -thr-)
The anterior division of the thorax of an insect, bearing the first pair of legs.
protho·racic (-th-rsk) adj.
prothorax [prəʊˈθɔːræks]
n pl -thoraxes, -thoraces [-ˈθɔːrəˌsiːz]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the first segment of the thorax of an insect, which bears the first pair of walking legs See also mesothorax, metathorax
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Noun1.prothorax - the anterior part of an insect's thoraxprothorax - the anterior part of an insect's thorax; bears the first pair of legs
thorax - part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
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7): the upper lateral vitta running from the propleuron posteriorly to fade out in the pteropleuron and pleurotergite (this vitta also runs along the lower margin of the humeral callus and notopleuron), and the lower lateral vitta, running usually along the top margin of the sternopleuron and ventral margin of the pteropleuron.
Revision of Afrotropical Pachycerina Macquart (Diptera: Lauxaniidae) by Davies, Gregory B.P.; Miller, Raymond M. / African Invertebrates
2 times as long as posterior notopleural setae; notopleuron and lateral and ventral margins of scutellum with black hairs, prosternum, propleuron and anepimeron all with hairs, katepimeron bare, meron with row of setae; anterior and posterior spiracles dark brown, katepisternal setae 2+1.
Studies on the genus Onesia (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from China, with ... by Xue, Wan-Qi; Dong, Wen-Xiu; Bai, Shu-Chong / Florida Entomologist
 
 
 
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