postpedicel
postpedicel noun: the third segment of the antenna of a fly, distal to the pedicel.
Noun
postpedicel (plural postpedicels)
- The third segment of the antenna of a fly, distal to the pedicel.
- ...at least the multisegmented arista is beyond the pedicel in addition to the large antennomere, and postpedicel is thus ambiguous and lacking in precision.2012 December 5, Wayne N. Mathis, Tadeusz Zatwarnicki, “A revision of the New World species of Gymnoclasiopa Hendel (Diptera: Ephydridae)”, in ZooKeys, volume 248, →DOI, pages 1–69
- Antenna black, scape brown, pedicel and extreme base of postpedicel brownish-yellow, length of antennal segments = 13: 10: 40: 17, setae on basal two segments nearly 0.12 mm long.2015 July 27, Miroslav Barták, Štěpán Kubík, “Palaearctic species of Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) anfractuosa group (Diptera, Empididae)”, in ZooKeys, →DOI
Forms of postpedicel
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Origin of postpedicel
From post- + pedicel. Proposed by entomologist Brian R. Stuckenberg in 1999 due to disputes about the homology of the structure formerly known as the first flagellomere or third segment of the antenna.
Questions about postpedicel
- What does postpedicel mean?
- Postpedicel means the third segment of the antenna of a fly, distal to the pedicel.
- What part of speech is postpedicel?
- Postpedicel is a noun.
- What is the plural of postpedicel?
- The plural of postpedicel is postpedicels.
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