alternative definition added about 14 years ago by Istvan Miko
Retractor of the mesoscutellum; originates posteriorly
from the scutoscutellar ridge and inserts on the dorsal margin of the metanotum above the chamber of the metanotum; extends dorsally of the dorsal mesopostnotal incision.
Reference: 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.
Cross reference:
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