Definition:
The
area that connects posterodorsally the second valvifers and is the site of attachment for the
posterior T9-second valvifer muscle.
written by: Vilhelmsen, L. B., and I. Miko. 2010. HAO/ovipositor..
Relationships / properties:
The median bridge of the second valvifers is a area.
median bridge of the second valvifers by Ernst, A. F. 2009. Curator. Hymenoptera Ontology.
bridge of second valvifer by Heraty, J., R. Burks, A. Cruaud, G. Gibson, J. Liljeblad, J. Munro, J. Rasplus, G. Delvare, P. Janšta, A. Gumovsky, J. Huber, J. Woolley, L. Krogmann, S. Heydon, A. Polaszek, S. Schmidt, D. Darling, M. Gates, J. Mottern, E. Murray, A. Dal Molin, S. Triapitsyn, H. Baur, J. Pinto, S. van Noort, J. George, and M. Yoder. 2013. A phylogenetic analysis of the megadiverse Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera). Cladistics: the international journal of the Willi Hennig Society.
review definition added over 13 years ago by Andrew Ernst
Rename the muscle and redefine the definition! And if this bridge connects in all Hymenoptera the two valvifers, that means that the two valvifers are actually compose just one sclerites. So are they areas or sclerites?
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alternative definition added over 13 years ago by Andrew Ernst
The weakly scleritized connection between the paired second valvifers at the posteriodorsal corners, where the ninth abdominal tergo-median bridge of the second valvifal muscle muscle inserts.
Reference: Ernst, A. F. 2009. Curator. Hymenoptera Ontology.
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