surstylus
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
surstylus (plural surstyli)
- The ventral, lobelike part of an inverted U-shaped structure located ventral to the apex of the abdomen of some flies
- 2015 November 19, “Neotropical Copestylum Macquart (Diptera: Syrphidae) Breeding in Fruits and Flowers, Including 7 New Species”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Legend: ah, aedeagal hood; ce, cercus; sa, surstylar apodeme; sl, superior lobe; su, surstylus.