band
From ZooTerms (Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology)
band (noun; Anglo-Saxon bindan, band): 1. A transverse marking broader than a line.
2. (Arthropoda: Insecta) a. In Diptera, the chromosome pairing of like chromomeres that produce the giant chromosomes. b. In male Lepidoptera, a descriptive term of a linear series of cornuti.
