postˈnotum Ent.
[f. post- A. 2 b + notum.]
= postscutellum.
| 1926 R. J. Tillyard Insects Austral. & N.Z. i. 18 In some cases..a short posterior sclerite is also developed, called the postnotum or postscutellum. 1964 R. M. & J. W. Fox Introd. Compar. Entomol. ii. 52 The notum continues forward to cover the posterior part of the next segment where it is termed the postnotum. |