Pronotal Basal Margin

Locating the pronotal basal margin

The pronotum is the dorsal part of the prothorax and is located between the head and elytra. The basal margin is the posterior edge.

Figure 1. Move cursor over image to locate character. Dorsal view of Anoplognathus.

Photo Figure 1 © Kindi Smith, Australian Museum

Structure of pronotal basal margin

There are two states

1. with a continuous raised border (Figure 2A)

2. raised border absent at middle, which is smooth (Figure 2B)

Figure 2. Dorsal view of pronotal basal margin

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scale bar equals 1mm
Photos Figure 2 © Kindi Smith, Australian Museum

Copyright © Australian Museum 2016
Authors: Chris Reid & Kindi Smith