Glossary table of contents
general
vascular plants
conifers
ferns
flowering plants
blue-eyed marys
grasses
knotweeds
larkspurs
legumes
orchids
owl's clover
sedges
sunflowers
insects
bees
beetles
butterflies and moths
true bugs
Jepson eFlora
beetle glossary
Body parts
Image
by Muséum de Toulouse and Anaxibia,
CC BY-SA 3.0
, via Wikimedia Commons.
head
The frontmost of the three major sections of the body, including the eyes, mouth,
antennae
, etc.
[part A in the figure]
[
insect glossary
]
thorax
The middle of the three major sections of the body.
[part B in the figure]
[
insect glossary
]
pronotum
The
dorsal
sclerite
covering the
prothorax
. [
insect glossary
]
prothorax
The
anterior
portion of the
thorax
, supporting the first pair of legs.
[part 9 in the figure]
[
insect glossary
]
abdomen
The hindmost of the three major sections of the body.
[part C in the figure]
[
insect glossary
]
elytron
A wing case (wing cover). On other insects, this would be a
forewing
.
