Hardened portions or plates of the insect integument separated from one another by membranes or sutures.
A distinct section of the body integument that is distinguished from other such sections by a ridge or groove.
a distinct region of the body of an arthropod delimited by a groove or change in texture
any hard portion of the insect integument separated from similar areas by membrane or suture (seam). Sclerites, also called 'plates', are variable in shape and have a different name, depending on the region of the body in which they are located.
hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods
Thickened strut in cuticle of operculum, mandible or frontal membrane (Hayward & Ryland, 1998).
An external portion of the body wall of an Arthropod which is separated from similar portions by a suture or membrane and which has undergone the tanning and hardening process known as sclerotization.
A chitinous or calcareous plate, spicule, or similar part of an invertebrate, especially one of the hard outer plates forming part of the exoskeleton of an arthropod.
A hardened plate of the integument; it is separated from other such plates by sutures or membrane.
Sclerite - A hard chitinous or calcareous plate, piece or spicule.
Any piece of the insect body wall bounded by sutures. Sclerotization is the hardening of the insect body wall by the deposition of sclerotizing substances.
( Sclair-ite): a general term for any single plate of the exoskeleton.
hard plates on the back of the abdomen
Sclerites are the individual chitinous plates which make up the exoskeleton of arthropods.
A sclerite (Greek skleros meaning "hard") is a hardened body part. The term is used in various branches of biology for various structures including hardened portions of sponges, but it is most commonly used for the hardened portions of arthropod exoskeletons.