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segment of a segmented part/structure

Book Gills

Found externally


Horseshoe crab

Book Lungs

Found internally-respiration


Horseshoe crab

Capituli

Highly sclerotized basis


O. Acari

Capitulum

Mouthparts and are separated/moveable.


Acari

Carapace

Hard upper shell, consists of 6 fused segments. Arachnida



Chela

A pincer like claw


Scorpiones

Chelicerae

2nd antennal of crustacea, not in insects


Arachnida

Collum

1st segment of millipedes that are legless


Diplopoda



Coxae

Basal segments were mouth is


Xiphosurida

Diplosegments

Two segments fused as one


Diplopoda

Epigynum

Genital opening surrounded by a plate.


Araneae

Filiform

Antennae that are ventrally directed with seven articles.


Diplopoda

Gnathobase

Spiny areas on inner surfaces- shred food.

Xiphosurida


Gnathochilarium

Lower lip


Arthropods

Hypostome

Ventrally, an extended narrow denate structure.


Acari

Idiosoma

Segments fused to form a single region


Acari

Labrum

Situated above the mouth but hidden from view by chelicerae.


Araneae



Maxillipeds

First appendage that are closely associated with mouthparts.


Chilopoda

Mesosoma

Pre-abdomen


Arachnida

Metasoma

Post-abdomen


Arachnida

Moniliform

Bead like


Symphyla



Ocelli

Simple Eye


Scorpiones

Opisthogoneate

Condition where posterior segments are modified for reproduction


Chilopoda



Opisthosoma

Abdomen


Xiphosurida

Organs of Tomosvary

Inverted sacs, open near the bases of the antennae


Symphyla

Repugnatorial pores

Open on the lateral terga of the posterior trunk segments


Diplopoda

Seminal Vesicles

Genital opening surrounded by a plate


Araneae

Spermatheca

A receptacle in which sperms is stored after mating.


Araneae

Spiracles

External respiratory opening


Scorpiones

Sternum

Ventral plate


Araneae

Pectines

2, large wing-shaped combs


Scorpiones



Pedicel

Small stalk like structure connecting an organ


Araneae

Pedipalps

Mandibles of crustacea, insects and myriapods


Arachnida

Peritreme

Spiracles that are surrounded by a circular sclerite


Acari

Prosoma

Cephalothorax, united head and thorax


Arachnida, Crustacea

Scutum

Male body is covered by a single dorsal sclerite.


Acari

-Soma

Body part, a division

Somites

Each # of body segments

Spinneretes

Highly specialized appendages of segments 10 and 11.


Araneae

Styles

Inner bases of legs


Symphyla

Telson

Last segment in abdomen


Xiphosurida

Abdomen

posterior tagma- consists of eleven segments and bears a pair of cerci and exterior genitalia

Antenna

either pair of long thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects

Aristate

Having an arista or bristle, antenna type found on higher flies

biting-chewing mouthparts

the basic and most primitive type of mouth parts present in Grasshoppers, cockroaches and beetles

capitate

antenna that are abruptly clubbed at the end

Cardo

a triangular basal sclerite

Cerci

paired appendages on the rear most appendages of many athropods

Clavate

antenna that are gradually clubbed at the end

Compound eyes

the eyes of most insects which is composed of many light-sensitive elements, each having its own refractive system and each forming a portion of an image

Coxa

the first or proximal segment of the leg of insects

cutting-sponging mouthparts

on flies

Ecdysial suture

a y-shaped cranial suture found in larvae and some adults along which the integument is ruptured during molting

Epimeron

posterior side of the sidewall of the thoracic segment

Epipharynx

membranous oral lobe in the oral cavity, a flap underlying the labrum.

Tagmata

three distinct regions

Tagma

the head consisting of fused segments and bears the eyes, antennae and mouthparts.

Thorax

middle, three segments bearing three pairs of legs and two pairs of wings

Sutures

head capsule is divided by

Sclerites

Several separate plates

Ommatidium

Whole unit (lens and various types of cells beneath it

Ocelli

simple eyes, pale patches of transparent cuticle with light sensitive cells underneath.

Labrum

Upper lip

Scape

largest and contains muscles to move antenna

Pedicel

contains sensory organ Johnston's organ which detects movements of the antenna.

Flagellum

chemical, touch, temperature etc appear as small hairs on here.

Mandibles

two large, dark brown, sclerotized jaws.

Maxillae

Second pair of jaws which are revealed when the mandibles have been removed.

Stipes

Arises from the cardo, forms the central shaft of the maxilla.

Lacinia

large sclerotized inner lobe tapering toward the tip and ending in two teeth


(Maxilla)

Galea

broad and fleshy outer lobe (of maxilla)

Maxillary Palpus

five-segmented inserts into the outer side of the stipes.

Hypopharynx

tongue-like organ

Labium

Lower lip

Submentum

large basal sclerite

Mentum

small transverse sclerite

Prementum

Deeply cleft plate arising from the mentum and bearing four lobes.


Glossae are inner lobes


Paraglossae are outer lobes

Labial Palpus

3 segments, borne on each side of the prementum.

Siphoning mouthparts

Feed on nectar

piercing-sucking mouthparts

hollow tubes

Sponging mouthparts

fleshy porous mass at the end

Prothorax

Part of thorax- bearing the forelegs

Mesothorax

Part of thorax- bearing middle legs and forewings

Metathorax

Part of thorax- bearing hindwings and legs.

Pronotum

Dorsal plate, on either side of the propleura.

Pretothorax

In flying insects, mesothorax and metathorax are fused together to form

Wing Process

wing-bearing segments terminate in a knob

Pleural suture

Lines



Episternum

anterior from the pleuron

Spiracles

opening into the tracheal system

Tegmina

grasshoppers/cockroaches leathery forewings


sing. tegmen

Tergum

dorsal plate on abdomen

Sternum

Ventral plate on abdomen

Pleural membrane

found on either side of tergum/sternum

Tympanic membranes

either side of the abdomen, function as ears.

Subgenital plate

male, large bowl-shape terminating the abdomen.



Ovipositor

Consists of six short stubby valves (although only 4 are visible)

Styli

male, the 9th sternum bears a pair.

Ootheca

purse like egg case

Chambers of the heart

in the middle line

Fat Body

Considerable amount of white fluffy stuff

Tracheal trunks

largest, fine branches extending everywhere

Malpighian tubules

yellow, thread-like excretory organs

Tracheal trunks

a) a number of transverse, intersegmental tracheae coming out from the direction of the spiracles and joining b) a pair of longitudinal trunks drawn out where the transverse one joins them, so as to give a scallop-edging effect, and along the middle line the successive chambers of the heart.

Metanotum

Dorsal portion of the metaphorax

Haemocoele

surrounds the internal organs and forms the body cavity

pericardial sinus

heart lies in a more or less tubular blood sinus

Ostia

valved apertures

Aorta

short, main artery of the body

Alary muscles

triangular white patches on each side of the heart

dorsal diaphragm

bases of the alary muscles are attached to

amoebocytes

fluid plasma

sympathetic nervous system

special nerve supply to the gut

Stomatogastric nerves

silvery appearance of traceae

Alimentary Canal Regions (3)

Stomodaeum (foregut)- front portion


Mesenteron (midgut)- middle portion


Proctodaeum (hindgut)- hind portion.

Pharynx

mouth leads to

occipital foramen

gap in the head capsul

crop

forms a dilated capacious bag with the thorax

proventriculus

crop narrows abruptly then passes into here

mesenteric/gastric caeca

eight blindly ending tubular outgrowths

proctodaeum

Malipighian tubules, small intestine (ileum) large intestine (colon) and the rectum which opens up to the anus.

Tracheae

air tubes

Taenidia

air filled tubes

Tracheoles

formed by specialized cells and are attached to the end of the finest tracheal branchlet.

Corpora allats

Neurosecretory organs that control metamorphosis