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Etymology

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metaphragma +‎ -al

Adjective

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metaphragmal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a metaphragma
    • 2015 October 15, “Evolution of Metapostnotum in Flat Wasps (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae): Implications for Homology Assessments in Chrysidoidea”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Our results indicate that, according the position of the metaphragmal muscles, the metapostnotum in Bethylidae is medially expanded in the propodeal disc and has different forms of configuration.