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Record 1 1993-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

In scales of Lepidoptera, internal struts between superior and inferior lamellae.

OBS

The term "trabeculae", in entomology, can also refer to either the cuticular columns separating blood spaces between dorsal and ventral surfaces of elytron (outer wing), or the cross struts or serrations strengthening rima on each side of the spiracular opening in Diptera (fly) larvae.

OBS

The singular of trabeculae is trabecula.

Key term(s)
  • trabecula

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Très petits piliers réunissant la lamelle supérieure à la lamelle inférieure dans les écailles de papillons.

Spanish

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