In the Monogynaspida, females typically have a
genital shield in the posteriorposterior:
the back part of the body or towards that region in comparison, e.g., 'posterior to'.
intercoxal region that bears 1 pair of setae
(st5) and articulates with the ventral regionventral region:
in Mesostigmata, the area between the genital and anal regions.
at about the posteriorposterior:
the back part of the body or towards that region in comparison, e.g., 'posterior to'.
edge of
coxae IV. In most Uropodina and a few other monogynaspids the genital
shield is nude and st5 occur in the soft cuticle. In several groups,
the genital shieldgenital shield:
a shield or shields covering the genital opening; in female mongynaspine Mesostigmata this shield is usually called the epigynal (epigynial) shield.
is expanded into the ventral regionventral region:
in Mesostigmata, the area between the genital and anal regions.
, often capturing ventralventral:
relating to the lower or under side; opposed to dorsal.
setae, and is sometimes fused to the anal shield. A host of terms for the
area covered by the shield that covers the genital shieldgenital shield:
a shield or shields covering the genital opening; in female mongynaspine Mesostigmata this shield is usually called the epigynal (epigynial) shield.
are in use.
Author: David E. Walter
Content last updated Sept. 2006, unless indicated otherwise
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