Glossary of entomology terms

Parts of an adult butterfly

This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.

When present, elytra of the Staphylinidae are markedly abbreviate.
This fly in the genus Scaptomyza has clearly visible rows of para-sagittal acrostichal bristles on its thorax
the alitrunk of aculeate Hymenoptera comprises the three thoracic segments, plus the propodeum, which strictly speaking, is the first segment of the abdomen.

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