ventrite

English

Etymology

From ventro- +‎ -ite.

Noun

ventrite (plural ventrites)

1. (entomology) A ventral plate.
   • 1997, Dan Avery Polhemus, Systematics of the Genus Rhagovelia:

     The plesiomorphic condition of abdominal ventrites II and III in Rhagovelia is interpreted to be one in which these ventrites are flat or broadly arched and of form similar to ventrites IV-VI.

   • 2013, R. A. Crowson, The Biology of the Coleoptera‎, page 61:

     A rather widespread modification affecting the ventrites of beetles is what is known as “connation”, involving a reduction or complete loss of mobility at the junction between particular ventrites, usually starting with the basal ones.

   • 2014, Arthur V. Evans, Beetles of Eastern North America‎:

     Ventrites that are fused together, as evidenced by shallow or obsolete sutures, are said to be fused or connate, while “free” ventrites are those that are separated by distinct membranes.

Hypernyms

• sternite

Derived terms

• mesoventrite
• metaventrite