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  • noun Plural form of coxa.

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Examples

  • Pagiopoda: Heteroptera, in which the posterior coxae are not globose and the articulation is a hinge joint: see trochalopoda.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

  • Ante-coxal piece: Coleoptera; that portion of the metasternum lying in front of the posterior coxae, often passing between them and meeting the abdomen of mandible, is the lateral sclerite of the clypeus; - one on each side.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

  • Intercoxal process: in Coleopteran; a median protrusion of the basal segment of abdomen between the hind coxae.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

  • Pagiopodous: those Heteroptera which have the coxae of the hind legs hinged and the femora grooved.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

  • Cold anaesthetised bees were killed by gently cutting through the thorax just posterior to the first coxae, then submerging the head and prothorax in fixative (3.7% formaldehyde, 2.5% glutaraldehyde in 0.01 M phosphate buffered saline).

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Richard P. Berry et al. 2010

  • (D) Oblique posterodorsal view of endosternum, propectuses, coxae and dorsal neck membrane.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Richard P. Berry et al. 2010

  • (C) Remoters of the fore coxae: dorsal view; (D) Posterior view of right 55, right 56, left 61a (translucent) and left 61b.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Richard P. Berry et al. 2010

  • (C) Posterior view of endosternum, propectuses and fore coxae.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Richard P. Berry et al. 2010

  • (A) Promoters of the fore coxae: dorsal view; (B) anterolateral view of right propectus, right

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Richard P. Berry et al. 2010

  • The last of the undescribed muscles runs from the lateral extents of the cervical apodemes, crosses the midline of the body, and inserts anterolaterally on the contralateral coxae.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Richard P. Berry et al. 2010

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