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The '''scutellum''' is the posterior portion of either the [[mesonotum]] or the [[metanotum]] of an [[insect]] [[Thorax (insect anatomy)|thorax]]; however, it is used almost exclusively in the former context, as the metanotum is rather reduced in most insect groups. In the [[Hemiptera]], and some [[Coleoptera]], the scutellum is a small triangular plate behind the [[prothorax|pronotum]] and between the forewing bases.<ref name="isbn0-412-61390-5">{{cite book |author1=Richards, O. W. |author2=Davies, R. G. |year=1977 |title=Imms' General Textbook of Entomology: Volume 1: Structure, Physiology and Development; Volume 2: Classification and Biology |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |isbn=0-412-61390-5 }}</ref> In [[Diptera]] and [[Hymenoptera]] the scutellum is nearly always distinct, but much smaller than (and immediately posterior to) the [[Mesothorax|mesoscutum]].
The '''scutellum''' is the posterior portion of either the [[mesonotum]] or the [[metanotum]] of an [[insect]] [[Thorax (insect anatomy)|thorax]]; however, it is used almost exclusively in the former context, as the metanotum is rather reduced in most insect groups. In the [[Hemiptera]], and some [[Coleoptera]], the scutellum is a small triangular plate behind the [[prothorax|pronotum]] and between the forewing bases.<ref name="isbn0-412-61390-5">{{cite book |author1=Richards, O. W. |author2=Davies, R. G. |year=1977 |title=Imms' General Textbook of Entomology: Volume 1: Structure, Physiology and Development; Volume 2: Classification and Biology |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |isbn=0-412-61390-5 }}</ref> In [[Diptera]] and [[Hymenoptera]], the scutellum is nearly always distinct, but much smaller than (and immediately posterior to) the [[Mesothorax|mesoscutum]].


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==See also==
== Референце ==
* [[Scutoid]]
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The scutellum is the posterior portion of either the mesonotum or the metanotum of an insect thorax; however, it is used almost exclusively in the former context, as the metanotum is rather reduced in most insect groups. In the Hemiptera, and some Coleoptera, the scutellum is a small triangular plate behind the pronotum and between the forewing bases.[1] In Diptera and Hymenoptera, the scutellum is nearly always distinct, but much smaller than (and immediately posterior to) the mesoscutum.

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  1. ^ Richards, O. W.; Davies, R. G. (1977). Imms' General Textbook of Entomology: Volume 1: Structure, Physiology and Development; Volume 2: Classification and Biology. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 0-412-61390-5.