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fultura superior

fultura superior noun: in male lepidopterans, sclerotized structures situated on the dorsal part of the diaphragm, including the dorsal part of the anellus and transtilla.

Noun

fultura superior (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, rare) In male lepidopterans, sclerotized structures situated on the dorsal part of the diaphragm, including the dorsal part of the anellus and transtilla.
    • Fultura superior sclerotized, complete or composed of two separate lateral pieces, sometimes dilated, generally scobinate, at least laterally; dorsal surface of vallum penis occasionally with sclerotized plate.1962, Obraztsov, Nikolaus S., 1906-1966, Anopina, a new genus of the Cnephasiini from the New World (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae), page 4
    • Similar to imperfectana Lederer, and externally not distinguishable from it. Differs in having the tip of the uncus rotundate, the fultura superior narrower and slightly curved, the sacculus of the valva shorter, the external margin of the valva more rotundate, and the acute point of the aedeagus...1968, Nicholas S Obraztsov, Notes on and Descriptions of Aphelia, Clepsis and Choristoneura Species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), page n6

Origin of fultura superior

From Latin.

Questions about fultura superior

What does fultura superior mean?
Fultura superior means in male lepidopterans, sclerotized structures situated on the dorsal part of the diaphragm, including the dorsal part of the anellus and transtilla.
What part of speech is fultura superior?
Fultura superior is a noun.

Words near fultura superior in the dictionary

  1. Fultonism
  2. Fultons
  3. Fultonville
  4. fultoportula
  5. fultoportulae
  6. fultura superior
  7. Fultz
  8. Fultzes
  9. fulu
  10. fulvalene
  11. fulvalenes

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