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The mesodiscrimen is part of the integument. The mesodiscrimen is part of the mesopectus. The mesodiscrimen is part of the pectus. The mesodiscrimen is part of the sclerite.
mesodiscrimen by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
discrimen by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.
mesolcus by Gibson , G. A. P., J. D. Read , and R. Fairchild. 1998. Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea): illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms ..
mesodiscrimen 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.
median sternal groove by Richards, O. W. 1977. Hymenoptera Introduction and Key to Families (2nd ed). Handbooks for the identification of British Insects 6.
mesodiscrimen by Mikó, I., L. Vilhelmsen, N. F. Johnson, L. Masner , and Z. Pénzes. 2007. Morphology of Scelionidae (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea): head and mesosoma. Zootaxa 1571:1-78.
mesodiscrimenal line by Krogmann, L., and L. Vilhelmsen. 2006. Phylogenetic implications of the mesosomal skeleton in Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) - tree searches in a jungle of homoplasy. Invertebrate Systematics 20:615-674.
median sternal groove by Broad, G. R., M. R. Shaw, and M. G. Fitton. 2019. Ichneumonid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): their classification and biology. Handbooks for the identification of British Insects 7:1-417.
alternative definition added about 14 years ago by Istvan Miko
Median, longitudinal sulcus on the ventral surface of the mesothorax, which is
terminated posteriorly by the mesofurcal pit and is external indication of an invaginated
phragma.
Reference: Gibson , G. A. P., J. D. Read , and R. Fairchild. 1998. Chalcid wasps (Chalcidoidea): illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms ..
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alternative definition added over 12 years ago by Kelly Dew
The longitudinal sulcus on the ventral surface of the mesothorax that corresponds to the mesodiscrimenal lamella.
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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