subscutellum

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subscutellum (noun; Latin sub, under; diminutive scutum, shield): (Arthropoda: Insecta) In some Diptera, especially Tachinidae, the anterior region of the mediotergite differentiated as a convex, transverse ridge or lobe; often called postscutellum.