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Overview fore leg prosternum sternites metasternum abdomen metasternum head tergites I-II tergites tergite VIII wings fore wing distal head antennae head tergites pronotum tergite VIII meso- and metanotum fore wing fore leg sternites area of interest
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(antecosta-campaniform sensilla) -> (cilia-craspedum) -> (cross vein-furca) ->(gena-maxillary stylets) ->
(maxillary palps-ocellar setae) -> (ocellar triangle-posteroangular) -> (posteromarginal-setae) ->
(spine-wing retaining setae)

Overview posteroangular pleurotergite pleurite pedicellus pedicel paraglossa ovipositor ocelli ocellar triangle

OCELLAR TRIANGLE: Area on the dorsal surface (vertex) of the head of winged adults delimited by the 3 ocelli.
 character state
OCELLI: Simple eyes of adult winged thrips, typically three in a triangle on the vertex, with one anterior median and two lateral ocelli.
OVIPOSITOR: Ventral paired sclerite constructions of the VII and VIII abdominal segment for laying eggs.
PARAGLOSSA: A pair of lobes distolateral on the prementum, lying outside the glossae.
PEDICEL: The narrowed base of the 1st antennal segment of the flagellum (=3rd antennal segment).
PEDICELLUS: The second segment of the antenna, with intrinsic muscles, forming the pivot between scape and 3rd antennal segment.
PLEURITE: Lateral sclerite between tergite and sternite.
PLEUROTERGITE: Dorsolateral sclerite of the two lateral sclerites, closest to the tergite.
POSTEROANGULAR: (Latin, posterior = latter) behind the midline, caudal, angular = corner, for example: posteroangular setae = setae inserted on the posterior corners of a sclerite.
Gordh, G & Headrick, D (2001): A dictionary of Entomology. CABI Publishing, Oxon & New York, 1032 pp.
Gullan, PJ & Cranston, PS (1994): The Insects: An Outline of Entomology . Chapman and Hall, London. 491 pp.