Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the prosternum; prothoracic and sternal or ventral, as a sclerite of an insect's thorax.
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Examples
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Mesosternal cavity: in Elateridae, the opening into which the prosternal spine or mucro is fitted.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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There are a large number of species, the differentiating features being more or less the form and sculpture of protorax, the size of the head, the length and size of the prosternal spine, the comparative length and size of the hind thighs and shanks, the amount and arrangement of the tegmina mottlings, the comparative length of wings, and the general build of the entire insect, which may be robust or fairly slender.
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