Ichneumonidae glossary
For more detail see the online list of hymenoptera anatomy terms.A B C E F G I M N O P S T
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Antennae | sensory organs consisting of the scape, pedicel and flagellum |
Labelled antenna (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984) |
Apterous | without wings |
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Areolet | a small inclosed area on the forewing |
Labelled forewing (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984) |
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Brachypterous | partly winged |
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Carinae | ridges |
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Cosmopolitan | occurring throughout, generally in reference to world-wide occurrence |
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Ectoparasite | species whose larvae develop externally on the host |
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Endoparasite | species whose larvae develop internally in the host |
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Epicnemial carina | a carina (ridge) that is sometimes present anteriorly on the mesopleuron |
Labelled lateral view of body (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984). |
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Face | part of the head below the antennal sockets and includes the clypeus |
Labelled head (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984) |
Flagellum | segments of the antennae excluding the pedicel and scape. Segments are numbered from the most proximal (which is 1) |
Labelled antenna (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984) |
Frons | part of the head above the antennal sockets of an insect's head, usually has an ocellus |
Labelled lateral view of body (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984). |
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Glymma | pit-like structure on T1 |
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Instar | a stage of a developing larva |
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Macropterous | fully winged |
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Malar space | space between bottom of the eye and mandible, sometimes with a groove |
Labelled head (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984) |
Mesopleuron | laterally, the middle segment of the mesosoma; containing the middle leg |
Labelled lateral view of body (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984). |
Mesoscutum | dorsally, the middle segment of the mesosoma |
Labelled lateral view of body (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984). |
Mesosoma | the combined thorax and propodeum. In most Hymenoptera the first abdominal segment (propodeum) is fused to the reduced metathorax |
Labelled dorsal habitus (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984) |
Metasoma | the abdomen less the propodeum (corresponds to the gaster of some authors) |
Labelled dorsal habitus (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984) |
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Notauli | a pair of grooves arising from the front margin of the mesoscutum and extending posteriorly |
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Ocellus | small simple eye (pl = Ocelli) found on top of head |
Labelled head (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984) |
Ovipositor | in females, egg-laying device, protected by a pair of ovipositor sheaths |
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Pectinate | toothlike projections (like those on a comb) |
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Pedicel | the second segment of the antennae |
Labelled antenna (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984) |
Propodeum | the first abdominal segment in Hymenoptera. It is fused with the thorax to form the mesosoma. It is often subdivided by carinae into a number of areae |
Labelled dorsal mesosoma (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984) |
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Scape | basal segment of the antennae |
Labelled antenna (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984) |
Sclerotised | hardened |
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Spiracle | small openings on the surface (associated with respiration) |
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Sternalus | broad shallow groove extending from the epicnemial carina towards the lower hind corner of the mesopleuron |
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Sternite | a sternite is a hardened plate on the ventral surface, for example on the metasoma. Numbered S1, S2, S3 etc |
Labelled dorsal habitus (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984) |
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T1 | Tergite number 1 |
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Tergite | tergites are hardened plates on the dorsal surface, for example on the metasoma. Numbered T1, T2, T3 etc |
Labelled dorsal habitus (figures modified with permission from Noyes & Valentine 1989; and Gauld 1984) |