alternative definition added over 12 years ago by Kelly Dew
The vertical area of the prosternum posterior to the transverse sternacostal carina or sternacostal suture, and the site of origin of the profurcal base.
Reference: Karlsson, D., and F. Ronquist. 2012. Skeletal Morphology of Opius dissitus and Biosteres carbonarius, with a Discussion of Terminology and Morphological Variation in Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). PLoS ONE 7:1-38.
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