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abdominal segment

Pseudoscientific medicine
The 6th of 7 segment of the body, pertaining to the pseudoscientific theories of Dr Wilhelm Reich, which are said to express latent sexual repression through muscular armouring; this defense is said to be resolved by massage and deep breathing.

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In addition, the smooth and glossy 4th abdominal segment (second gastral segment) of B.

A new species of Afrotropical ants in the genus Bothroponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae)

The relationship between the length of the propodus of the first cheliped or the length of the pleuron of the second abdominal segment and body size (CL) of shrimps was examined using the allometric model y = [ax.sup.b] (Hartnoll, 1978, 1982).

Sexual system, sex ratio, and group living in the shrimp thor amboinensis (De Man): relevance to resource-monopolization and Sex-allocation theories

fountaineae is coloured sky-blue without a hint of green, the same colour as the blue that occurs on the eighth abdominal segment (Dijkstra and Lewington 2006).

Errata and addenda: updated illustrated checklist of dragonflies of the UAE--including a third species of Ischnura damselfly

Abdominal segments less rugose, with a continuous fine medial carina.

The Central American genus Rhicnoderma (Orthoptera, Romaleidae, Bactrophorinae, Bactrophorini) and some closely related new taxa

3D, E, F): Strikingly protruding, the exerted part (measured diagonally) nearly as long as abdominal segment VII, with general facies of a triangular bill with rounded apex.

A new genus and species of oriental Colobathristidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) with a key to eastern hemisphere genera and morphological and functional considerations

This segment is separated from the subsequent abdominal segments by a thin septum that was present in the larva (Fig.

Unusual development of the mitraria larva in the polychaete Owenia collaris

Abdominal segment 8 black; a long brown-red transverse bar on posterior margin.

The biology of Pyrrhiades anchises jucunda (Butler) in northern Oman (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae, Coeliadinae)

Chaetotaxia on abdominal segments. Organ Long, Short, siender setae spine-like setae Abdominal segment I Prescutum 4 2 Subscutum Absent Absent Scutum 8 16 Scutellum 10 10 Abdominal segment II Prescutum 4 16 Subscutum 1 3 Scutum 10 35 Scutellum 7 28 Abdominal segment III Prescutum 4 22 Subscutum 1 3 Scutum 8 44 Scutellum 8 31 Abdominal segment IV Prescutum 24 4 Subscutum 1 3 Scutum 8 39 Scutellum 10 33 Abdominal segment V Prescutum 4 25 Subscutum 1 3 Scutum 19 40 Scutellum 10 34 Abdominal segment VI Prescutum 4 33 Subscutum 1 3 Scutum 19 28 Scutellum 10 15 Abdominal segment VII (2 row).

Immature stages of Aspidolea singularis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cyclocephalini)

Antennae very long and filiform, reaching to abdominal segment III in females and longer than body in males.

Studies on neotropical Phasmatodea XIII: the genus Paracalynda Zompro, 2001 with notes on Eusermyleformia Bradler, 2009 (Insecta: Phasmatodea: Diapheromerinae: Diapheromerini)

1A); antennal segment IV longer than 1.00; hemelytral membrane in the macropterous form almost reaching apex of last abdominal segment, in brachypterous form reaching posterior border of abdominal segment III or anterior border of IV; femora not granulate, sparsely clothed with semidecumbent, silvery, bristle-like setae; maximum width of abdomen wider than 4.60.

A second species of the genus Nisoscolopocerus Barber 1928, from North America (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Coreini)

Mature larvae of Nearctic Rhantus have been described as having cerci (urogomphi) that are as long as or longer than the last (eighth) abdominal segment (5,6).

Corrections for identification of mature larvae of Rhantus calidus (Fabricius) and Hoperius planatus Fall (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in Georgia