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"Tegula" Definition
noun
A small sclerite situated above the base of the costal vein in the wings of various insects, and attached to the anterolateral portion of the mesonotum.
Source: Wiktionary
A small appendage situated above the base of the wings of hymenoptera and attached to the mesonotum.
In entomology: a sclerite attached to the lateral border of the mesoscutum and covering the base of the fore wing, as in hymenopterous insects. (see pterygoda and operculum .) a similar formation of lepidopterous insects is known as the patagium, scapula, or shoulder-tippet.
Source: Century Dictionary
A little membrane covering the metathoracic spiracle of dipterous insects: also called squama, prchalter, and covering-scale.
Source: Century Dictionary
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