HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
ENTOMOLOGY
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wings
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Legs
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mouthparts
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antennae
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Detailed explanation-1: -Abbreviation: AxS. Definition: One of the small articulatory plates located between the lateral margin of the notum and the bases of the wing veins in wing-flexing insects.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because of the muscle attached on it the third axillary plays an important role in the flexion mechanism of the wing and is hence termed the flexor sclerite. Along its anterior border it articulates with the median sclerite (m-m) and with the posterior part of the second axillary sclerite.
Detailed explanation-3: -The THORAX is the insect’s central body region. It contains all the muscles for the legs and wings, which are attached to this part of the body.
Detailed explanation-4: -Adults-first axillary sclerite Definition: The axillary sclerite at the base of the wing articulating with the anterior and postmedian notal wing processes and the second and third axillary sclerites; with a muscle attached to it.