Glossary

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5th sternite	The 5th ventral plate of the 5th abdominal segment, generally square but often highly modified in male tachinids
A
Abdomen	The posterior major section of invertebrates
Abdominal Discal Setae	Central setae on abdominal tergites in front of marginal setae.
Abdominal Tergites	Dorsal abdominal segments
Anatergite	A tergite (plate) of the mesothorax (middle thorax) between the scutellum and the halter located under the calypter in tachinidae
Antenna	3 segmented in tachinidae bearing a 3 segmented arista
Antennal Grooves	Paired grooves on the face often separated by a carina (facial carina)
Apical Scutellar Bristles/Hairs	A pair of seate or hair situated at the apex of the scutellum
Arista	3 segmented hair like structure arising from the postpedicel
Aristomere	A segment of the arista (3 segments)
B
Bm-Cu	Basal medial-cubital cross vein
C
Calyptra	Upper and lower calyptra are lobes at the posterior base of the wing
Costal Bristles	Bristles along the anterior margin of the wing situated on the costal vein
Cs3	Coastal section 3 on the anterior wing margin
CuA1	Cubital wing vein.
D
Dm	Discal medial wing cell
Dm-Cu	Discal medial-cubital cross vein
E
Eye	Visual sensory organ at the lateral surface of the head
F
Face Or Facial Plate	The area defined dorsally by the antennal sockets, ventrally by the lower facial margin and laterally by the facial ridge
Facial Carina	Longitudinal keel separating the antennal grooves
Facial Ridge	Small sclerotized longitudinal plate located lateral of the face
Femur	Subbasal segment of the leg
G
Gena	Cheeks, below the eye
H
Head	First major section of the invertebrate body, usually bearing the eyes and antennae
K
Katepisternum	More or less triangular plate situated between front and middle coxa
M
M	Media – third longitudinal wing vein
Marginal Setae	Setae situated at the posterior margin of abdominal tergites
Midfemur	The femur of the middle leg
O
Outer Fronto-Orbital Bristles	Bristles located dorsally between the eye and the inner fronto-orbital bristles
P
Palpus (Palpi)	Structure of the maxilla situated at the base of the proboscis
Parafacial	Area between the eye and the facial plate
Pedicel	2nd antennal segment after the scape
Peristomal Bristles	Bristles or setae along the vibrissal angle usually much smaller than the vibrissae
Petiole	Petiole is the stem-like extension arising from the wing cell r4+5
Post Pedicel	3rd antennal segment following from the pedicel
Posteroventral	Posterior and ventral of .....
Postmetacoxal Area	The area between the hind coxae, ventrally of the abdominal attachment, this area maybe sclerotized or membranous
Presutural Intra-Alar Seta	The intra alar setae that are located posterior of the dorsal suture of the thorax
Proboscis	The mouthparts
Prosternal Membrane	Membrane on either side of the sclerotized prosternum
Prosternum	Ventral sclerotized plate between the front coxae
R
R-M	Radial-medial cross vein
R1	Wing vein
R2-3	Radial wing cells
R4-5	Radial wing cells
S
Scutellum	The posterior part of the mesothorax
Seta (Setae)
Stem Vein	Basal section of the radius vein r1
Subcoastal Joint	Where the subcosta sc joins the costa between cs1 and cs2 at the anterior wing margin.
Subcranial Cavity	= oral cavity, the opening on the ventral aspect of the head, incorporating the mouthparts
Subscutellum	Convex, cushion-like located posteroventrally of the scutellum. a defining characteristic of tachinidae
T
Tarsus	The distal segment of the leg divided into 5 segments (tarsomeres)
Tergite	The dorsal plate of each abdominal segment
Thorax	The middle section of an insects body
Tibia	The middle section of the leg between femur and tarsus
V
Vertex	The upper part of the head
Vibrissae	One or rarely more outstanding, forward and inclinate directed bristles at the foremost point of the vibrissal angle
Vibrissal Angle	Ventral part continuing from the facial ridge