Definition:
The
sclerite that corresponds to the site of insertion of the flexor of the
pretarsus.
written by: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
Relationships / properties:
The unguitractor plate is part of the cuticle. The unguitractor plate is part of the pretarsus.
unguitractor plate by Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
unguitractor plate by Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..
unguitractor by Gladun, D. V. 2008. Morphology of the pretarsus of the sawflies and horntails (Hymenoptera: 'Symphyta'). Arthropod Structure & Development 37:13-28.
unguitractor plate by Snodgrass, R. E. 1942. The skeleto-muscular mechanisms of the honey bee. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 103:1-120.
unguitractor by 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.
alternative definition added over 13 years ago by Istvan Miko
The sclerite that contains the apodeme for the retractor muscle of the pretarsal claws.
Reference: Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..
Cross reference:
None provided.
alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Andy Deans
unguitractor plate !
Reference: Gladun, D. V. 2008. Morphology of the pretarsus of the sawflies and horntails (Hymenoptera: 'Symphyta'). Arthropod Structure & Development 37:13-28.
Cross reference:
None provided.
alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Andy Deans
The ventral sclerite of the pretarsus from which arises the tendon-like apodeme of the retractor muscle of the claws.
Reference: Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
Cross reference:
None provided.
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