Difference between revisions of "transtilla"

From ZooTerms (Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology)
Jump to: navigation, search
m (1 revision: noun simple (largest file 2.4MB))
m (1 revision: import_noun-simple)
 
Line 3: Line 3:
 
|lexical category=noun; plural <b>-lae</b>
 
|lexical category=noun; plural <b>-lae</b>
 
|etymology=Latin <i>trans-</i>, across; <i>stilla</i>, drop
 
|etymology=Latin <i>trans-</i>, across; <i>stilla</i>, drop
|definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) In Lepidoptera, a transverse bar, or variously shaped process, connecting dorso-proximal angles of the male valva; part of the fultura superior; the anterior end of the dorsal extension of the 9th sternum or the vinculum.
+
|definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) In Lepidoptera, a [[transverse]] bar, or variously shaped [[process]], connecting dorso-[[proximal]] angles of the [[male]] [[valva]]; part of the [[fultura superior]]; the [[anterior]] end of the [[dorsal]] extension of the 9th [[sternum]] or the [[vinculum]].
 +
}}
 +
{{Concept scheme relation
 +
|scheme=Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology
 
}}
 
}}

Latest revision as of 23:42, 13 September 2013

transtilla (noun; plural -lae; Latin trans-, across; stilla, drop): (Arthropoda: Insecta) In Lepidoptera, a transverse bar, or variously shaped process, connecting dorso-proximal angles of the male valva; part of the fultura superior; the anterior end of the dorsal extension of the 9th sternum or the vinculum.