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STERNITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1977-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sternite
1, record 1, English, sternite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Honeybees, bumblebees, stingless bees, and many solitary bees have wax glands on the sternites (ventral body plates). 1, record 1, English, - sternite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sternite
1, record 1, French, sternite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chacun de ces segments [du thorax] est revêtu de deux plaques chitineuses: l'une, dorsale, est le tergite (...) et l'autre, ventrale, est le sternite (...) 1, record 1, French, - sternite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les sternites des segments 3 à 6 portent chacun une paire de glandes cirières. 2, record 1, French, - sternite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-03-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sternite
1, record 2, English, sternite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) ventral (...) hardened part of the cover of an [arthropod] metamere (...) 1, record 2, English, - sternite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sternite
1, record 2, French, sternite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) pièce ventrale (...) d'un segment d'Arthropode (...) 1, record 2, French, - sternite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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