postpetiole
nounEtymology From post- + petiole.
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Anatomy, Biology, Entomology, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences The second segment of the pedicel of some ants.
- Moreover, the beetle uses a row of scrapers (placed on the proximal abdominal segment) (Fig 1, 1B3 and 1B4 ) rather than the single scraper (placed on the postpetiole, i.e. the third abdominal tergite) used by the ant (Fig 1, 1A3 and 1A4 ).2015 July 9, “The Pied Piper: A Parasitic Beetle’s Melodies Modulate Ant Behaviours”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
- Derived terms
- postpetiolar