Chaetotaxy

Chaetotaxy
Chaetotaxy Ch[ae]"to*tax`y, n. [Gr. ? hair + ? arrangement.] (Zo["o]l.) The arrangement of bristles on an insect. [1913 Webster]

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  • Chaetotaxy — The chaetotaxy of the thorax of a muscoid fly Chaetotaxy is taxonomy based on the position and size of bristles on an insect or the arrangement itself. It is especially important in Diptera in which group it was formalised by Ernst August… …   Wikipedia

  • chaetotaxy — ˈkēd.ōˌtaksē noun ( es) Etymology: chaet + taxy 1. : the arrangement or pattern of bristles on an arthropod (as a mosquito, mite, or larva) 2. : the study of chaetotaxy * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • chaetotaxy — n. [Gr. chaite, hair; taxis, arrangement] Pattern, arrangement and nomenclature of bristles on any part of the exoskeleton; chaetotactic, chaetotaxal adj …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • chaetotaxy — chaetotactic /kee teuh tak tik/, adj. /kee teuh tak see/, n. Entomol. the arrangement of bristles on the exoskeleton of an insect. [1890 95; CHAETO + TAXY] * * * …   Universalium

  • chaetotaxy — noun The arrangement of bristles …   Wiktionary

  • chaetotaxy — The form, number, and shapes of the setae [Wilson, 1989] …   Crustacea glossary

  • chaetotaxy — chae·to·taxy …   English syllables

  • dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… …   Universalium

  • Chaeta — A chaeta or cheta (see spelling differences) is a chitinous bristle or seta found on an insect, arthropod or annelid worms such as the earthworm, although the term is also frequently used to describe similar structures in other invertebrates. The …   Wikipedia

  • Mycetophilidae — Tetragoneura sylvatica (Curtis), 1837 Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

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