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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Glossary » P » pronotum, pronotal

pronotum, pronotal

Representative Images

Heteroptera morphology Black beetle - Strongylium tenuicolle Anomala undulata Neoconocephalus velox - female Lesser Angle-winged Katydid - Microcentrum retinerve - male convergent lady beetle? - Hippodamia convergens

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary)
No Taxon (P)
No Taxon pronotum, pronotal

Explanation of Names

From Greek, pro, before, plus noton, back.

Identification

pronotum noun - the upper surface of the prothorax, the first segment of the thorax. Shape of the pronotum is often important in identification of beetles, and many other groups. Adjectival form is pronotal.

See Also

Divisions of thorax (front | middle | rear):
prothorax | mesothorax | metathorax

Dorsal surface of thorax (notum):
pronotum | mesonotum | metanotum

Lateral (pleural) surface of thorax:
propleuron | mesopleuron | metapleuron

Ventral surface of thorax:
prosternum | mesosternum | metasternum

Print References

Gordh, A Dictionary of Entomology, p. 737 (1)

Internet References

Jardine's Dictionary of Entomology

Works Cited

1.A Dictionary of Entomology
George Gordh, David H. Headrick. 2003. CABI Publishing.
Contributed by Cotinis on 22 May, 2007 - 8:21pm
Additional contributions by Abigail Parker
Last updated 9 December, 2020 - 1:19pm

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