The propodeum is a term that can refer to unrelated structures in insects or in mollusks. The first abdominal segment in Apocrita Hymenoptera (wasps,...

segment is fused to the metathorax, where it forms a structure known as the propodeum. Accordingly, in these insects, the functional thorax is composed of four...

first segment of the abdomen fused with the thorax, which is called the propodeum. The head is connected to the thorax by the occipital foramen, enabling...

first segment of the abdomen is fused to the thorax and is called the propodeum. In ants, the second segment forms the narrow petiole. Some ants have...

being Polistes rubiginosus) and is noted for the finer ridges on its propodeum. It is a social wasp in the family Vespidae and subfamily Polistinae....

is divided into the narrow petiole and bulbous gaster. The abdomen technically includes the metasoma and the propodeum which is fused to the thorax....

stretched, broader at the posterior end and placed on the upper chest (propodeum). The colour of the abdomen is black, with reddish-orange rings. The tibiae...

reddish body, short mesosoma, elongated T1, shallow punctures and striate propodeum. The general appearance resembles another Polistinae genus, Belonogaster...

abdominal segment is fused to the metathorax, and is then called the propodeum. Glossary of entomology terms Insect morphology Mesothorax Prothorax Thorax...

Isodrin algophagy Feeding on algae. alitrunk Name given to the thorax plus propodeum of 'wasp-waisted' aculeate Hymenoptera The term is now dated, and seldom...

(the propodeum). For historical reasons, in ants it is commonly referred to by the alternative name alitrunk. The mesosoma (thorax plus propodeum) and...

the lateral surfaces of the propodeum of Martialis heureka are faintly striate...

body shape, the so-called wasp waist. The first abdominal tergum (the propodeum) is conjoined with the thorax, while the second abdominal segment forms...

profile usually forms a continuous curve from the pronotum through to the propodeum. Carpenter ant species reside both outdoors and indoors in moist, decaying...

other being Polistes carolina) and is noted for the coarser ridges on its propodeum. It is a social wasp (subfamily Polistinae) in the family Vespidae. Until...

the first abdominal segment is fused to the thorax, and is called the propodeum. Therefore, it is general practice, when discussing the body of an apocritan...

in other Apocrita, the thorax is fused to the first abdominal segment (propodeum) to form the mesosoma. In dorsal view (from above), starting at the head...

stalked diamond-shaped areolet. A lobe of the propodeum projects over the middle coxae. The propodeum has few ridges (carinae), and the face is described...

the propodeum. Lastly, the propodeum is the rear segment of the thorax. A distinctive feature regarding Pheidole is the depression of propodeum below...

various yellow markings, while the abdomen is normally black, with yellow propodeum (typical of females). The eyes are black, the antennae are black, and...

"abdomen"; in these insects, the first abdominal segment is called the propodeum and is fused to the thorax. The metasoma is armoured with chitinous plates...

synonyms of the first published species name D. britannicus. However the propodeum is different than that of Dolichoderus species, being rounded in profile...

well as a pronounced metanotal groove, lending the basal surface of the propodeum a distinct convex appearance. It commonly nests in sagebrush, Yucca, manzanita...

of having the metasoma attached very high above the hind coxae on the propodeum. While generally rarely collected, they can be locally abundant in areas...

of having the metasoma attached very high above the hind coxae on the propodeum. It is a poorly known group as a whole, with some 1100 known species in...

distinguishing characteristics of this subfamily is the highly reticulated propodeum. Species are found worldwide. Anomalonines are koinobiont endoparasitoids...

Evaniidae have the metasoma attached very high above the hind coxae on the propodeum, and the metasoma itself is quite small, with a long, one-segmented, tube-like...

the rarer A. spinolae, with differences including a shining, impunctate propodeum and a pair of yellow spots on the female's scutellum. Ancistrocerus antilope...

Nesagapostemon has a strong keel or carina encircling the Propodeum. The basal area of the Propodeum, not slanting in profile, is only half of the length of...

identified by three body features—a pedicel with two nodes, an unarmed propodeum, and antennae with 10 segments plus a two-segmented club. Many ants bite...