metapostnotum

English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ postnotum.

Noun

metapostnotum (plural metapostnota)

1. The postnotum of a hymenopteran that is situated between the metathorax and the abdominal tergite
   • 2015 October 15, “Evolution of Metapostnotum in Flat Wasps (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae): Implications for Homology Assessments in Chrysidoidea”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The latter character system suggests another interpretation of the metapostnotum delimitation.

Derived terms

• metapostnotal