tegula, tegulae

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Tegula - Augochloropsis metallica - male

green bee - agapostemon? - Agapostemon texanus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

No Taxon (Glossary)

No Taxon (T)

No Taxon tegula, tegulae

Explanation of Names

From Latin tegula, a tile.

Identification

tegula noun, plural tegulae - front-most independent sclerite on the top of the thorax at the base of the wing. The "shield" where the wings meet the thorax (see discussion here).

The usually oval, small shield like structure carried at the extreme base of the wing where it attaches to the body San Francisco State University

Print References

Gordh, p. 910 (1)

Internet References

Wikipedia--Tegula_(anatomy)

Works Cited

1.	A Dictionary of Entomology George Gordh, David H. Headrick. 2003. CABI Publishing.

Contributed by Cotinis on 15 July, 2007 - 6:57am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Graham M
Last updated 13 December, 2011 - 11:41am

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