mesonotum
English edit
Etymology edit
New Latin, from Ancient Greek, meaning "middle of the back".
Noun edit
mesonotum (plural mesonota)
- (zoology) The dorsal portion of the mesothorax of insects.
- 2013, K. A. Spencer, Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Economic Importance, page 264:
- Frons mat black, orbits slightly paler, more greyish; mesonotum distinctly mat, greyish-black, but with some subshine; […]