Abdomen: the rear section of
the body.
Antennae: the two
segmented structures at the top of the face and below the frons.
Assisted alien: an
alien
species that arrived with the aid of humans.
Compound eye: large multi-faceted (many
lenses) eyes positioned on each side of the head.
Costa: the anterior or leading vein/ edge of
the forewing.
Coxa (plural -coxae):
the small first
division of the leg.
Dorsal: the upper surface of body.
Femur (plural -femora):
the third
division (upper section) of the leg.
Instar: the stage between two successive
moults.
Legs: consisting of
fore-legs, mid-legs and hind-legs. Each of these is divided into the coxa,
trochanter, femur, tibia and tarsus.
Mandibles: the paired jaws.
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